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PHP PHP Basics Daily Exercise Program Conditionals

Posted by Tsotne Gvadzabia
Tsotne Gvadzabia
4,561 Points

I don't understand what I am doing wrong, any help please?

The error says "Bummer You need to check if $studentOneGPA is equal to 4.0" But im pretty sure im doing that? I can't figure out what im doing wrong.

Any help would be appreciated

index.php 
<?php
$studentOneName = 'Dave';
$studentOneGPA = 3.8;

$studentTwoName = 'Treasure';
$studentTwoGPA = 4.0;

//Place your code below this comment
if($studentOneGPA =="4.0"){
  echo $studentOneName . " made the Honor Roll";
}else{
  echo $studentOneName . " has a GPA of " . $studentOneGPA;
}

if($studentTwoGPA =="4.0"){
  echo $studentTwoName . " made the Honor Roll";
}else{
  echo $studentTwoName . " has a GPA of " . $studentTwoGPA; 
}
?>

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! I received your request for assistance and oh WOW are you really close on this one. You're comparing to see if the GPA is equal to the string "4.0". But the GPA isn't a string, it's a floating point value.

You wrote:

if($studentOneGPA =="4.0")

This compares it to the string "4.0". To compare it to the floating point value, simply omit the quotation marks around the 4.0 like so:

if($studentOneGPA == 4.0)

When I remove the quotation marks from both comparisons, your code passes with flying colors! :sparkles:

Tsotne Gvadzabia
Tsotne Gvadzabia
4,561 Points
Tsotne Gvadzabia
Tsotne Gvadzabia
4,561 Points

Ahhh thank you so much, silly mistake. Thanks for your help.