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

Luis Paulino
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Luis Paulino
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Posted by Luis Paulino
Luis Paulino
Courses Plus Student 1,779 Points

please help me get the last else if statement?

answer with code post please

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' ) {
  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>
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r h
68,552 Points
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68,552 Points 
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.");
}

You should have the (today !== friday) as the "else" option, because it would go with the text "This isn't Friday". As you have it, you say "It's Friday..." when today !== Friday.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

:point_right: If you look at the logic being used, you should notice a few things:

  • most tests have two expressions combined with "or" (||) operators.
  • to make the logic work, you need both tests to pass, so they should be combined with "and" (&&) operators.
  • the final test checks if today is not Friday, but it should check that it is Friday.

Once you fix these you should be in good shape to pass the challenge.