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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

Posted by ricardo macias
ricardo macias
2,904 Points

How do i divide the 'profit' and 'quantity' properly ?

var pricePerunit =

script.js 
var wholesalePrice = 5.45;
var retailPrice = 9.99;
var quantity = 47;
var salesTotal = 9.99 *47;
var profit = 9.99 *47 -5.45 * 47;
var  profitPerUnit =9.99 *47 - 5.45 * 47 / 47 ;
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

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

I'm surprised the challenge accepted your answers. I would have expected the following for the first two tasks:

var salesTotal = quantity*retailPrice

var profit = salesTotal-wholesalePrice*quantity

Those are valid which should make your question an easy answer.

ricardo macias
ricardo macias
2,904 Points
ricardo macias
ricardo macias
2,904 Points

nice i went back and submitted the answers that way and it worked thank you