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

Posted by Frank Formica
Frank Formica
3,595 Points

What I am I missing

I must have switched the Math.round and temperature 10 times am I missing?

script.js 
var temperature = 37.5
var alert (Math.round.temperature = 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

The keyword "var" is only for creating new variables, and "alert" is a built-in function.

The "temperature" should be passed as an argument in parentheses following the method name "Math.round".

And the assignment was already done on the previous line and should not be done again.

Finally, the parentheses are out of balance but you'll probably fix that as part of passing the argument correctly.