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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Using Math Methods

Posted by Humoyunmirzo Nosirov
Humoyunmirzo Nosirov
Courses Plus Student 5,154 Points

Open an alert dialog and display the temperature variable rounded to the nearest integer. ," it is not working "

what is wrong with my code

script.js 
var temperature = 37.5;
alert('Math.round(' temperature')' );
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>
Justin Riley
Justin Riley
3,175 Points

Remove the quotes from the alert you don't need them with Math.round.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Never put quotes around a method or function call, that creates a string literal instead of calling the method.