Number to Hex | Challenge

Introduction

In Python, we can easily convert a decimal number to its hexadecimal equivalent using the hex() function. In this challenge, you will be asked to write a function that takes a decimal number as an argument and returns its hexadecimal representation.

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Number to Hex

Problem

Write a function to_hex(dec) that takes a decimal number as an argument and returns its hexadecimal representation. Your function should perform the following steps:

1. Use hex() to convert the decimal number to its hexadecimal equivalent.
2. Return the hexadecimal representation.

Example

to_hex(41) ## "0x29"
to_hex(332) ## "0x14c"

Summary

In this challenge, you learned how to convert a decimal number to its hexadecimal equivalent using the hex() function in Python. You also wrote a function that performs this conversion.