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JONATHAN PACHA
12,039 PointsCreating a function that has 2 parameters and test to see which is larger
i am completely stuck
function max(1,4) {
}
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Michael McDonald
2,877 Points...
function max(a,b) { if (a>b){return a;} else{return b;} }
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Devin Scheu
66,191 PointsShould look lie this:
function max(num1, num2) {
if (num1 > num2) {
return num1;
} else {
return num2;
}
}
Happy Coding - Devin
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JONATHAN PACHA
12,039 PointsThank you!
Devin Scheu
66,191 PointsDevin Scheu
66,191 PointsVariables and Argument cannot start with numbers keep that in mind.