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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

shawn krauss
shawn krauss
2,442 Points
Posted by shawn krauss
shawn krauss
2,442 Points

I can't seem to figure out what is wrong with my code. I'm pretty sure I put correct information in code.

var wholesalePrice = 5.45; var retailPrice = 9.99; var quantity = 47; var salesTotal = retailPrice * quantity; var profit = quantity * (salesTotal - wholesalePrice);

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

White Moses
White Moses
3,589 Points
White Moses
White Moses
3,589 Points

Because it should be var profit = salesTotal - (wholesalePrice * quantity). It should hold the value of the salesTotal variable minus the wholesalePrice multiplied by the quantity. In other words, if you sold 47 items for 9.99 but only paid 5.45 for each item, how much money did you make?

shawn krauss
shawn krauss
2,442 Points
shawn krauss
shawn krauss
2,442 Points

Ah! I see. Thanks!