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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

Devon Taylor
Devon Taylor
4,574 Points
Posted by Devon Taylor
Devon Taylor
4,574 Points

Im trying to figure out whats missing? Please Help

I keep getting an error no matter which way I reset the code.

script.js 
var salesTotal;
var retailPrice;
var quantity;
var salesTotal = retailPrice * quantity;
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>

1 Answer

Trevor Johnson
Trevor Johnson
14,427 Points
Trevor Johnson
Trevor Johnson
14,427 Points

Hey Devon, It looks like the variables that are declared don't have any values. When I checked the challenge it already had the values for each variable in there. Here is what my code looked like to pass the first part of the challenge. We have the same solution, but it isn't multiplying anything because the variables don't have anything in them. 

var wholesalePrice = 5.45;
var retailPrice = 9.99;
var quantity = 47;

var salesTotal = retailPrice * quantity;
Devon Taylor
Devon Taylor
4,574 Points
Devon Taylor
Devon Taylor
4,574 Points

Oh wow, thank you so much Trevor. Somehow none of the values were showing, so this is what threw me off.