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Suleiman Abdulmumini
388 Pointsis 9.99 not a double?
i was asked to create a constant 'price' and and give a value of 9.99 but when i did it i was told that 9.99 is supposed to be a double but it isn't and an example of a double is 6.99. i really didn't understand the question i need some help
let title = "A Dance with Dragons"
let price = "9.99."
2 Answers
Nathan Tallack
22,160 Points9.99 could also be a Float. ;)
But in your case you putting it inside of the quotes makes it a String.
Try:
let price: Double = 9.99
Suleiman Abdulmumini
388 Pointsthanks chap it worked