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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program Conditionals

Justin Behnke
Justin Behnke
4,326 Points
Posted by Justin Behnke
Justin Behnke
4,326 Points

Check if each student has a GPA of 4.0. If the student has a GPA of 4.0, use the student's name variable to display "NAM

Having a hard time here... everything is previewing well but I can't get it through the checker.

index.php 
<?php
$studentOneName = 'Dave';
$studentOneGPA = 3.8;

$studentTwoName = 'Treasure';
$studentTwoGPA = 4.0;

//Place your code below this comment
if ($studentOneGPA == 4.0)
{
   echo $studentOneName . " made the Honor Roll. ";
}
else
{
   echo $studentOneName . ' has a GPA of ' . $studentOneGPA . '. ';
}
if ($studentTwoGPA == 4.0)
{
   echo ' ' . $studentTwoName . ' made the Honor Roll. ';
}
else
{
   echo ' ' . $studentTwoName . ' has a GPA of ' . $studentTwoGPA;
}

?>

1 Answer

Jason Anello
PLUS
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Justin,

This challenge is being a little picky about how you write the code.

The opening curly brace for the 2 if blocks should be on the same line as the if statements.

Example:

if ($studentOneGPA == 4.0) {