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Sahmad Nakumbe
3,423 PointsImagine you have 10 images on a web page. Each image is 190 pixels wide. Using the two variables in this script, create
const width = '190px';
const totalImages = 10;
const totalWidth = parseInt ( width * totalImages );
3 Answers
Steven Parker
231,186 PointsYou're close, but only the "width" needs conversion, the "totalImages" value is already a number and the math needs to be done outside of the conversion:
const totalWidth = parseInt(width) * totalImages;
Kate C
13,589 PointsIs it possible to write like this: const totalWidth = +width * totalImages;
this didn't go through...tho Could someone tell me why?
Steven Parker
231,186 PointsType coercion (as invoked by he unary "+" trick) works when the string value only contains digits.
But the "px" in this string makes it only convertible with "parseInt".
Karim Bouchtaib
1,651 PointsWhy mine is not working ?
const width = '190px';
const totalImages = 10;
const totalWidth = (+width * totalImages);
Natnael Kibreab
Web Development Techdegree Student 1,542 Pointsconst totalWidth = (+width * totalImages);
there is not need of + & you forgot the capitalization of width "W"