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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

Posted by Darion Suggs
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Darion Suggs
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,064 Points

In need of help

What are they talking about? I literally followed the steps...

script.js 
var wholesalePrice = 5.45;
var retailPrice = 9.99;
var quantity = 47;
var salesTotal = 9.99 * 47;
var profit = 213.38 - 9.99 * 47;
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>

2 Answers

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

Maybe not quite "literally". For example, task 1 says, "Create a new variable salesTotal that contains the total of the retailPrice multiplied by the quantity variable.". Notice that it asks you to multiply using variable not value.

So isntead of "9.99 * 47", the more literal interpretation would be "retailPrice * quantity".

With that in mind, I'll bet you can get all the tasks now.

Darion Suggs
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Darion Suggs
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Darion Suggs
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Darion Suggs
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,064 Points

Lol thanks for that