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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Numbers Operators

Ashley Franklin
Ashley Franklin
17,633 Points
Posted by Ashley Franklin
Ashley Franklin
17,633 Points

Javascript Numbers/Operators Challenge Task 3 of 4

I'm not entirely confident to know whether it's an error, or I'm just doing something wrong.

To create a variable (nineteen) that is equal to 19, with a = 1, b = 2, and c = 4, I've used: var nineteen = (c * 4) + b + a;

If I use the same operators and do the math incorrectly, it will give me the error that it doesn't add up, but as soon as it does, I just get the bummer message that I can only use the available variables and operators.

Adding them instead of multiplying works fine and lets me pass, but I'd rather know what I'm doing wrong :)

Any ideas?

2 Answers

Nicholas Olsen
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Nicholas Olsen
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,342 Points
Nicholas Olsen
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Nicholas Olsen
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,342 Points

Well, I'm not sure but here is one:

var nineteen = c * c + b + a

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Ashley Franklin
Ashley Franklin
17,633 Points
Ashley Franklin
Ashley Franklin
17,633 Points

ahh, I missed it! You were right, I just overlooked the obvious haha thanks!