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

I got the message but it's saying something is wrong

I got the correct message in preview. but it's still saying something is wrong.

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 ( money < 9 || 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.");
}
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>
Mariana Belko Nicholas
Mariana Belko Nicholas
12,964 Points

I'm a bit confused because I tried to change the last "else if" statement to: money < 9 && today === 'Friday' and it didn't pass. It's passing if I change it to: today === 'Friday' It's also passing if I change it to: money === 9 && today === 'Friday', which shouldn't.

1 Answer

David McNeill
David McNeill
44,438 Points

Hi Kim,

It looks like you have to remove all of the OR operators and replace them with AND (&&) operators. You've done that for the first 3 conditional checks okay, but the last one still has an OR (||) operator. If you replace it with && it should pass, but you can also just remove the first check (money < 9) and leave it as today === 'Friday' and it will still pass.

Hope this helps!

Mariana Belko Nicholas
Mariana Belko Nicholas
12,964 Points

Did it work when you changed it to money < 9 && today === 'Friday'?