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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Using Math Methods

Posted by Subham Tiwari
Subham Tiwari
1,543 Points

For this Code Challenge you need to use JavaScript's Math methods. Open an alert dialog and display the temperature vari

For this Code Challenge you need to use JavaScript's Math methods. Open an alert dialog and display the temperature variable rounded to the nearest integer.

script.js 
var temperature = 37.5;
alert(round(temperature));
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>

1 Answer

Victor Enriquez
Victor Enriquez
22,766 Points
Victor Enriquez
Victor Enriquez
22,766 Points

The issue here is that round() is a method of the object Math.

Therefore round() should be called with dot notation upon the Math object as follows: 

alert(Math.round(temperature));