def palindrome_thing(word):
    return word == word[::-1]
user_input = input("Enter a word in lowercase and no spaces: ")

if palindrome_thing(user_input):
    print("Palindrome!")
else:
    print("Not Palindrome...")



scores = [85, 92, 78, 90, 88]

total = sum(scores)
average = total / len(scores)

print(f"The average score for the test is: {average}")
##uses length of list algorithm, could be used by a teacher in real world
Palindrome!
The average score for the test is: 86.6