Transform each item in a list

Summary

Apply a simple numeric transformation to each element and return a new list.

Problem statement

Write a function scale_list(nums, factor) that returns a new list where each number from nums is multiplied by factor. The function should not modify the original list. Support integers and floats for values and factor.

Task

Implement a function that multiplies every element in a list by a given factor.

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Input format

Two arguments: a list of numbers (ints or floats) and a numeric factor.

Output format

A list of numbers where each input element has been multiplied by the factor.

Constraints

Input list length up to a few thousand. Elements and factor are numeric types (int or float).

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