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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

Yashwanth Yash
Yashwanth Yash
10,947 Points
Posted by Yashwanth Yash
Yashwanth Yash
10,947 Points

Did i solve it right?

Did i solve the problem correctly?

var secPerMin = 60;
var minsPerDay = 60;
var hoursPerDay = 24
var daysPerWeek = 7;
var weeksPerYear = 52;
var secondsPerDay = secPerMin * minsPerDay *hoursPerDay ;
document.write(secondsPerDay);
var yearsAlive = 22 * secondsPerDay * 365;
document.write("<br><h2>I've been alive for more than "+ yearsAlive + " seconds. </h2>")

4 Answers

magnusluca
magnusluca
2,792 Points
magnusluca
magnusluca
2,792 Points

It seems right, yes. But for clarity, the variable minsPerDay should be named minsPerHour which is equal to 60

Yashwanth Yash
Yashwanth Yash
10,947 Points
Yashwanth Yash
Yashwanth Yash
10,947 Points

Thanks. I missed it somehow.

Nouh Ahmed
Nouh Ahmed
7,085 Points
Nouh Ahmed
Nouh Ahmed
7,085 Points

Thanks. I multiplied secondsPerDay * dayPerWeek * weeksPerYear to get how many seconds in a year.

var yearsAlive = secondsPerDay * daysPerWeek * weekPerYear * 26; Your solution is nice.

Daphne Orme
Daphne Orme
2,275 Points
Daphne Orme
Daphne Orme
2,275 Points

Hi, this is actually a question, what does <br> mean?

Ruby Bassi
Ruby Bassi
3,873 Points
Ruby Bassi
Ruby Bassi
3,873 Points

<br> is a line break.

Dennis Amiel Domingo
Dennis Amiel Domingo
17,813 Points
Dennis Amiel Domingo
Dennis Amiel Domingo
17,813 Points

To make it more interesting and interactive, try this:

var age = prompt("Hello! Please enter your age."); age = parseInt(age); var secondsAlive = secondsPerDay * daysPerWeek * weeksPerYear; secondsAlive *= age; document.write("You have been alive for " + secondsAlive + " seconds now. Good job!");