diff --git a/lab-01/r-1.4_scratch.py b/lab-01/r-1.4_scratch.py
index dcff07e..6a6d75d 100644
--- a/lab-01/r-1.4_scratch.py
+++ b/lab-01/r-1.4_scratch.py
@@ -4,5 +4,17 @@
 Created on Fri Sep  4 21:18:16 2026
 
 @author: joseph
+
+Write a short Python function that takes a positive integer n and returns the 
+sum of the squares of all the positive integers smaller than n.
 """
 
+def squares_sum(n):
+    list = []
+    while n >= 1:
+        n = n - 1
+        print(n)
+        
+    
+    
+squares_sum(12)
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