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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Super Conditional Challenge

Posted by Valerie Don
Valerie Don
1,438 Points

What am I missing?

I added the OR operator to else if (money > 0 || today !== 'Friday') yet it keeps saying I need an OR operator

script.js 
var money = 9;
var today = 'Friday'

if ( money >= 100 || today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time to go to the theater");    
} else if ( money >= 50 || today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time for a movie and dinner");    
} else if ( money > 10 || today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time for a movie");   
} else if ( money > 0 || today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("It's Friday, but I don't have enough money to go out");   
} else {
  alert("This isn't Friday. I need to stay home.");
}
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>

3 Answers

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

This challenge is a bit tricky because it requires that you match the tests with the messages. One thing you have to assume is that the original programmer used the correct amounts, since there's no information in the message to base changes on. So don't change any numbers. You also won't need to add or remove any variables.

But you may need to change operators where it's clear it doesn't match the message. Things like equal (===) vs. not equal (!==), or AND (&&} vs. OR (||).

Tyler Moore
Tyler Moore
741 Points
Tyler Moore
Tyler Moore
741 Points

Maybe you are missing a ; after

var today = 'Friday'

and it should be:

var today = 'Friday';

??

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

:information_source: A semicolon at the end of the line is optional, but it is considered a "best practice".

That's not one of the things you mist change to pass the challenge, but it wouldn't hurt.

Tyler Moore
Tyler Moore
741 Points
Tyler Moore
Tyler Moore
741 Points

Thanks Steven, I am new!