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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Create a max() Function

Paul Israel
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Paul Israel
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Posted by Paul Israel
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Paul Israel
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 2,413 Points

Even after using this alert(max(3, 4)); i still get the error that i'm not using two n Paul Israelumbers

Please what am i doing wrong?

script.js 
function max(x, y){
 var largestNumber = Math.max(x,y);
  if (x > y){
    alert(x + "is the larger number") 
  } else {
    alert(y + "is the larger number") 
  }
  return largestNumber
}
alert(max(3, 4));

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

The additional alerts may be throwing it off. If you delete this:

if (x > y){
    alert(x + "is the larger number") 
  } else {
    alert(y + "is the larger number") 
  }

then you pass both challenges