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PHP PHP Basics Unit Converter Manipulating Numbers

Aina Adeoye
Aina Adeoye
429 Points
Posted by Aina Adeoye
Aina Adeoye
429 Points

Multiplying Two variables

I don't understand what I am doing wrong, I have multiplied it, I used the echo function and I don't have any spelling error.

index.php 
<?php

$integerOne = 1;
$integerTwo = 2;
$floatOne = 1.5;
echo $integerOne * $floatOne;
$integerOne += 5;
var_dump ($integerOne);

$integerTwo -= 1;
var_dump ($integerTwo);

echo $integerOne * $floatOne;




?>

2 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

The only way I could reproduce that error was with the two echo statements. The following passed for me:

<?php

$integerOne = 1;
$integerTwo = 2;
$floatOne = 1.5;
$integerOne += 5;
$integerTwo -= 1;

echo $integerOne * $floatOne;

?>
Aina Adeoye
Aina Adeoye
429 Points
Aina Adeoye
Aina Adeoye
429 Points

Omg it worked thank you so much

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

The error message received is: Make sure you use "echo" instead of "var_dump"

Remove the var_dumps and the first echo statement

Aina Adeoye
Aina Adeoye
429 Points
Aina Adeoye
Aina Adeoye
429 Points

I have just done that and this is the error that it is giving me. "Bummer: Are you sure you multiplied $integerOne by $floatOne? This should be the same as 6*1.5 which equals 9."