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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

Posted by hello chavez
hello chavez
1,007 Points

In challenge task 3 of 3 it keeps saying did you use / symbol to divide profit by quantity and i did divided them

In challenge task 3 of 3 it keeps saying did you use / symbol to divide profit by quantity and i did divided them

script.js 
var wholesalePrice = 5.45;
var retailPrice = 9.99;
var quantity = 47;
var salesTotal = retailPrice * quantity;
var profit = salesTotal - (wholesalePrice * quantity);
var profitPerUnit = 213.38 / 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>

1 Answer

rydavim
rydavim
18,813 Points
rydavim
rydavim
18,813 Points

Welcome to Treehouse!

You've got the right idea, the challenge just wants you to use the variables instead of their values.

var profitPerUnit = profit / quantity;  // You can do math on variables!
hello chavez
hello chavez
1,007 Points

Thanks