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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements The Conditional Challenge Solution

Bailey Pownell
Bailey Pownell
14,299 Points
Posted by Bailey Pownell
Bailey Pownell
14,299 Points

Prompt won't open

For this challenge I came up with the following code. Unfortunately, the prompt won't open, even though the way I've set it up is very similar to how the instructor did it. Anyone know why? Thanks in advance!

var questionsRight = 0;

// question 1
var questionOne = prompt("What is 5 times 4?");
if (parseInt(questionOne) === 20) {
    questionsRight = 1;
} 

// question 2
var questionTwo = prompt("What is 7 times 11?");
if (parseInt(questionTwo) === 77) {
    questionsRight = 1 + questionsRight;
} 

// question 3  
var questionThree = prompt("What is the capitol of the state of New York?");
if (questionThree.toUpperCase() = 'ALBANY') {
  questionsRight = 1 + questionsRight;
} 

// question 4 
var questionFour = prompt("What is 48 divided by 6?");
if (parseInt(questionFour) === 8) {
  questionsRight = 1 + questionsRight;
  } 

// question 5
var questionFive = prompt("What is the square root of 9?");
if (parseInt(questionFive) === 3 {
  questionsRight = 1 + questionsRight;
} 

document.write("You got ' + questionsRight + ' questions right out of five questions.");

if (questionsRight === 5) {
  var rank = 'gold';
} else if (questionsRight >= 3 ) {
  var rank = 'silver';
} else if (questionsRight >= 2 ) {
  var rank = 'bronze';
} else {
  var rank = 'no';
}


/* ranking notification */
document.write("You earned a ' + rank + ' crown.");

1 Answer

Justinas Vebra
Justinas Vebra
1,053 Points
Justinas Vebra
Justinas Vebra
1,053 Points

Hi Bailey,

there are some syntax errors in your code:

  • in question 3 you used assign operator in conditional statement instead of comparison operator (== or ===)
  • in question 5 you forgot to close your condition with a bracket

Also, the syntax for printing out text with variables is wrong.

document.write("You got ' + questionsRight + ' questions right out of five questions.");

should be:

document.write("You got " + questionsRight + " questions right out of five questions.");