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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Using Math Methods

Posted by Gilbert Francis
Gilbert Francis
873 Points

How to open alert dialogue and display temperature var rounded to nearest integer?

I tried alert () and Math.round() methods .

script.js 
var temperature = 37.5;
'alert'() (37.5);
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

You've gone a bit off track, maybe a few hints will help:

  • function names should never be enclosed in quotes
  • calling a function involves putting one pair of parentheses after the function name
  • any arguments to the function go between the parentheses
  • arguments can include calling other functions
  • you will still need to use Math.round()
  • you should refer to the variable "temperature" by name instead of repeating the value that was assigned to it
Gilbert Francis
Gilbert Francis
873 Points

Thank you Steven.