Record c985e02d35de4ab6ad8ee05db5914b7a

Here is a short Python program.

```python
tally = 5
slots = [6, 3, 0]
delta = 2
tally += delta * 2
tally += slots[-1]
slots = slots + [8]
```

After this program runs, what is the value of `tally`? Work through it carefully, then give the final answer on its own last line as `ANSWER: <python literal>`.

To find the final value of `tally`, let's step through the code line by line:

1.  `tally = 5`: The variable `tally` is initialized to **5**.
2.  `slots = [6, 3, 0]`: A list `slots` is created.
3.  `delta = 2`: The variable `delta` is initialized to **2**.
4.  `tally += delta * 2`: 
    *   Calculation: `2 * 2 = 4`.
    *   Update: `tally = 5 + 4 = 9`.
5.  `tally += slots[-1]`:
    *   `slots[-1]` refers to the last element of the list `[6, 3, 0]`, which is **0**.
    *   Update: `tally = 9 + 0 = 9`.
6.  `slots = slots + [8]`:
    *   The list `slots` becomes `[6, 3, 0, 8]`. This does not affect the value of `tally`.

The final value of `tally` is 9.

ANSWER: 9

(no reasoning captured)