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JavaScript JavaScript Numbers Working with Numbers Create a Program with Math

Posted by Adrian Orive
Adrian Orive
721 Points

I realize now I did it needlessly long (haha) but this is what I got:

const secPerMin = 60; const minsPerHour = 60; const hoursPerDay = 24; const daysPerWeek = 7; const weeksPerYear = 52;

const secondsPerDay = secPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay; console.log(There are ${secondsPerDay} seconds in a day);

const yearsAlive = 32 * secPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay * daysPerWeek * weeksPerYear; console.log(I've been alive for more than ${yearsAlive} seconds);

Georg Ekeberg
Georg Ekeberg
5,702 Points

Yeah this might be better to just have as notes for yourself! You should also use days per year instead of relying on weeks, it is more accurate. If you want to be even more accurate you would have to see which year you were born and account for leap years.

You could also make a yearsToSeconds function:

function yearsToSeconds(years) { return years*365*24*60*60; }

const secondsAlive = yearsToSeconds(32);

console.log(I've been alive for more than ${secondsAlive} seconds)

Happy coding!

7 Answers

Jonathan Tucker
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Jonathan Tucker
Ubora | Web Development Techdegree Student 16,987 Points
Jonathan Tucker
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Jonathan Tucker
Ubora | Web Development Techdegree Student 16,987 Points

I feel super old. LOL!! Here's my version.

const secsPerMin = 60;
const minsPerHour = 60;
const hoursPerDay = 24;
const daysPerWeek = 7;
const weeksPerYear = 52;
const daysPerYear = 365;
const myAge = 47;

const secondsPerDay = secsPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay;
console.log(`There are ${secondsPerDay} seconds in a day.`);

const yearsAlive = secsPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay * daysPerYear * myAge;
console.log(`I've been alive for more than ${yearsAlive} seconds!`)
Brett Burgess
Brett Burgess
2,511 Points
Brett Burgess
Brett Burgess
2,511 Points

const secsPerMin = 60; const minsPerHour = 60; const hoursPerDay = 24; const daysPerWeek = 7; const weeksPerYear = 52;

const yearsAlive = 99; // Your age const secsAlive = secondsPerDay * daysPerWeek * weeksPerYear * yearsAlive; console.log(I've been alive for more than ${secsAlive} seconds!);

olhahelena
olhahelena
6,731 Points
olhahelena
olhahelena
6,731 Points

This is what I came up with. I used previously declared variables in this exercise.

const secsPerMin = 60; const minsPerHour = 60; const hoursPerDay = 24; const daysPerWeek = 7; const weeksPerYear = 52; const yearsAlive = 26;

const secsPerDay = secsPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay; console.log (There are ${secsPerDay} seconds in a day.);

const secsAlive = (secsPerDay * 365) * yearsAlive; console.log(I've been alive for more than ${secsAlive} seconds!);

David Hilleke
David Hilleke
4,741 Points
David Hilleke
David Hilleke
4,741 Points

const yearsAlive = 31; console.log(I've been alive for more than ${secondsPerDay * 365 * yearsAlive} seconds!);

Tanya Townsend
Tanya Townsend
11,692 Points
Tanya Townsend
Tanya Townsend
11,692 Points

It looks like I did it right if I've been alive for 10006387200 seconds. haha

const secsPerMin = 60; const minsPerHour =60; const hoursPerDay = 24; const DaysPerWeek = 7; const weeksPerYear = 52;

const secondsPerDay = secsPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay console.log(There are ${secondsPerDay} seconds in a day. );

const yearsAlive = 32;

const secondsAlive = secsPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay * DaysPerWeek * weeksPerYear * yearsAlive

console.log (I've been alive for more than ${secondsAlive} seconds.);

Jason Rich
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Jason Rich
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,048 Points
Jason Rich
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Jason Rich
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,048 Points

Here's my version. 

const secsPerMin = 60;
const minPerHour = 60;
const hoursPerDay = 24;
const daysPerWeek = 7;
const weeksPerYear = 52;
const daysPerYear = 365;

const yearsAlive = 48;

const secsAlive = (secsPerMin * minPerHour * hoursPerDay * daysPerYear * yearsAlive)
console.log(`I've been alive for more than ${secsAlive} seconds!`);
Avery Blake
Avery Blake
7,418 Points
Avery Blake
Avery Blake
7,418 Points

const secsPerMin = 60; const minsPerHour = 60; const hoursPerDay = 24; const daysPerWeek = 7; const weeksPerYear = 52;

const daysPerYear = 365;

const secsPerYear = secsPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay * daysPerYear; console.log(There are ${secsPerYear} seconds in a year!)

const yearsAlive = 24; const secsAlive = secsPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay * daysPerWeek * weeksPerYear * yearsAlive; console.log(I've been alive for ${secsAlive} seconds!);