title: Storing the value
body: <p>Is it possible to store a value obtained from a definition into a variable?</p>
  
  <pre><code>def desks_for_group(x):
      students_per_desk = 2
  
      if x % 2 == 0:
          x = x
      else:
          x += 1
  
      desks = x / students_per_desk
      print(desks)
  
  group_1 = int(input())
  group_2 = int(input())
  group_3 = int(input())
  
  total_desks_required = (desks_for_group(group_1) + desks_for_group(group_2) + 
  desks_for_group(group_3))
  
  print(total_desks_required)
  </code></pre>