from random import randint

def count(target,scores):
    counter = 0    # Initialise a variable for counting scores of ten

    for score in scores:
      if score == target:
          counter += 1

    #print("{0} learners got top marks".format(counter))
    return counter

scores = []
text="Hello mates how are you doing this agoust"
itemlist=['FCB','MC','MU','TOT','ATM', 'FCB', 'MUN']

for x in range (0, 30):
  scores.append(randint(0, 10))    # Generate a random number from 0 to 10 and append to scores

print(scores)
print(" Num of 10",count(10,scores))

print (text)
print(" Num of a",count('a',text))

print (itemlist)
print(" Num of FCB",count('FCB',itemlist))