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Wahid Fayad
330 PointsFiguring out the Operators challenge task
Hi,
I don't understand this challenge task question.
it has: Given the height and width of a wall in inches, calculate the area in feet and assign it to a constant named areaInFeet.
Okay here is the pre written code: // the height and width of a wall let height = 120.0 // in inches let width = 144.0 // in inches
I think I should write: let areaInFeet = height / 12 ... but I dont know what to write next . it doesnt explain what other constant names i should name it.. and if i just tap check work. I get error message:
Bummer! Your 'areaInFeet' constant has the wrong value. Divide height by 12 to get the height in feet. Do the same with the width. Then multiply the height in feet by the width in feet.
2 Answers
Jeremy Hayden
1,740 PointsWahid,
You are super close. for area you need to multiply height by width. or
let areaInFeet = height * width
But then it wants it in feet, not inches. So you have to divide both height and width by 12 like below.
let areaInFeet = height/12 * width/12
Wahid Fayad
330 PointsThanks for the help!