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JavaScript The Solution

Posted by Alsaig Sandra
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Alsaig Sandra
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 15,434 Points

Why is my last return value different from the one in video?

I have used the same values as Dave in the challenge but my last log was 879.4448810753124 instead of 1563.4575663561109. Is there anyone who could tell me what I'm doing wrong, or how this happens..

TIA

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
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Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
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Please show us your code so we can look at the issue more closely.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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If you make a snapshot of your workspace and post the link to it here, we can take a look.

1 Answer

Addy Grothues
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Addy Grothues
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Addy Grothues
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Addy Grothues
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,062 Points

Hey Sandra! I think I figure it out. It looks like you may have inputted 3/4 instead of 4/3 for the volume of the sphere calculation. When you input it as 3/4 instead, you end up with 879.4448810753124 as the outcome. Instead, try to switch the numbers around to be 4/3 instead, and that should give you the correct output. Hope that helps!