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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Numbers Creating Numbers: Part 2

Posted by Zachary Dunn
Zachary Dunn
6,557 Points

Challenge Task 2 of 2 Create a variable named "mevol" and assign the value 16 to it using an octal n

Challenge Task 2 of 2

Create a variable named "mevol" and assign the value 16 to it using an octal number literal.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title> JavaScript Foundations: Creating Numbers</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="core.css">
    <script>
      // exponential notation
      //    1E6 === 1000000
      // 1.23E6 === 1230000

      // octal number literals
      //  06 ===  6
      //  07 ===  7 
      // 010 ===  8
      // 011 ===  9
      // 012 === 10
      var GermanyGDP = 34E11;
      var mevol = 018;

    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>JavaScript Foundations</h1>
    <h2>Creating Numbers: Part 2</h2>
    <script src="viewer.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

jeremie singler
jeremie singler
4,569 Points
jeremie singler
jeremie singler
4,569 Points

hello ,

doesn't it should be ?

var mevol = 020;

Hope this will help

Zachary Dunn
Zachary Dunn
6,557 Points
Zachary Dunn
Zachary Dunn
6,557 Points

THAT is Correct Good Sir.