diff --git "a/\"what\"Recog" "b/\"what\"Recog"
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+++ "b/\"what\"Recog"
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+operatorList = ["+","-","*","/","plus","minus","times","divided"]
+numberList = ["1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","0"]
+
+def determineUserInput(sentence):
+    """determines what the user asks and responses accordingly"""
+    sentence = sentence.lower()
+    if "what" in sentence:  # ------------- execute the "what is" code here ---------------
+        numberQuestion = False
+        for i in sentence:
+            if i in numberList: #checks whether the question involves numbers, like 1 + 1
+                numberQuestion = True
+                
+        if numberQuestion == True:
+            operatorType = ""
+            for i in sentence:
+                if i in operatorList[0:4]:  #checks what type is used - Symbols or Words
+                    operatorType = "symbols"
+                elif i in operatorList[4:len(operatorList)]:
+                    operatorType = "words"
+                    
+            equationReformated = reformatSentence(sentence,operatorType)
+            answer = eval(equationReformated)
+            return answer
+        
+        else:
+            return "null"
+
+
+def reformatSentence(sentence,operatorType):
+    """reformats the sentence so we're left with just the equation"""
+    equation = ""
+    char = ""
+    if operatorType == "symbols": # this part runs if the equation is using + - * /
+        for i in sentence:
+            if i not in "what is ":
+                i = char
+                if char == "^":
+                    equation = equation + "**"
+                else:
+                    equation = equation + char
+    elif operatorType == "words": # this part runs if the equation uses words, like "plus"
+        for u in sentence:
+            if u not in "what is ":
+                u = char
+                if char != " ":
+                    equation = equation + char
+        for part in equation:
+            if part == "plus":
+                equation = equation + "+"
+            elif part == "dividedby":
+                equation = equation + "/"
+            elif part == "times" or i == "multipliedby":
+                equation = equation + "*"
+            elif part == "tothepowerof":
+                equation = equation + "**"
+            elif part == "minus":
+                equation = equation + "-"
+            else:
+                equation = equation + part
+    return equation
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# testing zone
+# ----------------------------------------
+              
+userInput = input("Input a question: \n")
+
+print(determineUserInput(userInput))