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iOS Swift Basics (retired) Operators Binary Operators

Posted by david randolph
david randolph
2,182 Points

I dont understand why my answer comes up as a bummer for areaInFeet Challenge.

let height = 120.0 let width = 144.0

let area = height * width

Let areaInFeet = area /12

area.swift 
// the height and width of a wall
let height = 120.0 / 10
let width = 144.0 / 12

let area = height * width

let areaInFeet = area
Jeffrey Kempster
Jeffrey Kempster
14,738 Points

You're dividing height by 10 not 12

david randolph
david randolph
2,182 Points

Thanks the response, I tried 12 as well in my code and it still came up. Bummer

2 Answers

Jhoan Arango
Jhoan Arango
14,575 Points
Jhoan Arango
Jhoan Arango
14,575 Points

Hello David :

Here is what you are looking for 

let height = 120.0 / 12 
let width = 144.0 / 12

let areaInFeet =  height * width

what you were trying to do also works...

let height = 120.0 / 12
let width = 144.0 / 12

let area = height * width 
let areaInFeet = area
david randolph
david randolph
2,182 Points
david randolph
david randolph
2,182 Points

Thanks Johan

That was the best answer