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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

shloimi Minkowicz
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shloimi Minkowicz
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shloimi Minkowicz
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dividing

i don't get this last task. I divided the profit with the quantity which is 4.54, then it gives me an error saying "did you use the / to divide".

could someone help me here ?

thanks.

script.js 
var wholesalePrice = 5.45;
var retailPrice = 9.99;
var quantity = 47;

var salesTotal = 9.99*47;

var profit = 213.38;

var profitPerUnit = 4.54;
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>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

The whole point of the exercise is to have the computer do the math instead of doing it by hand and coding in the result. In fact, the code you add for this challenge should have no numbers at all. It will all be done using the variable names that the code provided has already assigned, along with math operator symbols.

So the error is because the challenge is expecting to see a divide symbol in the code, but there isn't one right now.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

shloimi Minkowicz — Glad to help. You can mark a question as solved by choosing a "best answer".

And happy coding!