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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

Posted by Alex Sanchez
Alex Sanchez
4,501 Points

Create another variable named profit.

wont work

script.js 
var wholesalePrice = 5.45;
var retailPrice = 9.99;
var quantity = 47;

var salesTotal = retailPrice * quantity;
var profit = quantity * wholesalePrice - salesTotal;
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>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

Your formula needs a little re-ordering.

What the instructions say about profit is "It should hold the value of the salesTotal variable minus the wholesalePrice multiplied by the quantity." So you need to re-arrange things a bit so salesTotal comes first, and the other things are subtracted from it.

Hugo Paigneau
Hugo Paigneau
4,253 Points
Hugo Paigneau
Hugo Paigneau
4,253 Points

You missed a point, you didn't read well, this is working : 

var profit = salesTotal - (wholesalePrice * quantity);
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

FYI: The parentheses are optional, since multiplcation takes precedence over subtraction.