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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

Kris oi
Kris oi
4,910 Points
Posted by Kris oi
Kris oi
4,910 Points

mathematic shorthands

var yearibeenalive = 5;

var secperminute = 60;

var minsperhour = 60;

var hoursperday = 24;

var daysperweek = 7;

var weeksperyear = 52;

var secondsperweek = secperminute * minsperhour * hoursperday * daysperweek;

var secondsperweek *= weeksperyear; <-------

THE SHORTHAND ISN'T WORKING

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The issue is your use of the var keyword. var is used to create new variables, it should not be used when referencing existing ones. If you remove it like this:

secondsperweek *= weeksperyear;

Then your code should work.

Kris oi
Kris oi
4,910 Points
Kris oi
Kris oi
4,910 Points

haha...my usual dumb overlooked mistake... thanks