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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Super Conditional Challenge

Jimmy Jumaye
Jimmy Jumaye
3,417 Points
Posted by Jimmy Jumaye
Jimmy Jumaye
3,417 Points

Hi can anyone have a look of this line of code. I can't seem to find my mistake thanks

I can't see where I'm going wrong. Another look from a different perspective would be appreciated

script.js 
var money = 9;
var today = 'Friday'

if ( money >= 100 || today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time to go to the theater");    
} else if ( money >= 50 || today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time for a movie and dinner");    
} else if ( money > 10 || today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time for a movie");   
} else if ( today === 'Friday' || money <= 9 ) {
  alert("It's Friday, but I don't have enough money to go out");   
} else if ( today !== 'Friday') {
  alert("This isn't Friday. I need to stay home.");
}
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

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points
Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

Hi there,

You're close - two things. On all the multi-condition statements, you want to use and (&&) logic instead of or (||). Otherwise, it will always give you the first one. The second thing might not affect the challenge passing, but the second-to-last condition just needs "today === 'Friday'" - the money part is implied if it got that far. Hope this helps!

Kristiana Georgieva
Kristiana Georgieva
14,595 Points
Kristiana Georgieva
Kristiana Georgieva
14,595 Points

Hi! Here's the correct solution to the task. Basically, you need to change the OR operators to AND operators, and the last 'else if' statement should be '===' to Friday, not '!==' . Though, the directions of the task are pretty vague in my opinion and it can be confusing.

var money = 9;
var today = 'Friday'

if ( money >= 100 && today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time to go to the theater");    
} else if ( money >= 50 && today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time for a movie and dinner");    
} else if ( money > 10 && today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time for a movie");   
} else if ( today === 'Friday' ) { 
  alert("It's Friday, but I don't have enough money to go out");   
} else {
  alert("This isn't Friday. I need to stay home.");
}