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2 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHi Analyn, Because the one variable you need is a string, you must first convert it to a number before you can perform mathematical functions on it. That what the question means by using a JavaScript function. In this case the one you need to use is parseInt().
var totalWidth = parseInt(width) * numOfDivs;
Hope that clears it up. Jason :)
analyn jane calado
3,523 Pointsthanks a lot!! you really helped me.!
analynjane:)