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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Using Comparison Operators

Thomas Barkel
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Thomas Barkel
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Posted by Thomas Barkel
Thomas Barkel
Courses Plus Student 7,222 Points

conditional not working

Can anyone figure out why this conditional is not working?

var a = 10;
var b = 20;
var c = 30;
if (a > b) {
  alert('a is greater than b');
} else {
  ('a is not greater than b');      
}
angelod
angelod
6,694 Points
angelod
angelod
6,694 Points

('a is not greater than b');
This is your problem. must be like this alert('a is not greater than b');

1 Answer

Mathew Tran
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Mathew Tran
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Mathew Tran
Mathew Tran
Courses Plus Student 10,205 Points

You forgot to use alert in the else clause.

alert('a is not greater than b');