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14,348 PointsWhy do we need filter to make things more complicated if reduce does the job by itself?
const pricesOver10 = products.reduce((pricesAll,price) => {if(price.price > 10){pricesAll += price.price}return pricesAll},0).toFixed(2)
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Steven Parker
231,272 PointsYou might not have used the .filter method, but you've recreated its functionality in your conditional code. While this is a technically legitimate solution, it's less compact than the video example and requires about 50% more space.
Trent Stenoien
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 21,632 PointsTrent Stenoien
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 21,632 PointsReduce adds up the sum, filter replaces your 'if' statement. My syntax might be not be perfect, but this is the idea.
const pricesOver10 = products.filter(price.price > 10).reduce((pricesAll,price) => pricesAll += price.price, 0).toFixed(2)