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

Posted by E Tai
E Tai
762 Points

preview/editor for script.js has delay display causing "task 1 no longer passing" message after task 2 completes

var temperature=37.5; //task 1 of 2 var temperature rounded up alert(Math.round(temperature)); //task 2 of 2 var temperature rounded down alert(Math.floor(temperature));

2 Answers

E Tai
E Tai
762 Points

Thanks, Jeremiah! problem resolved.

E Tai
E Tai
762 Points

What happened was I skipped Editor on first task seeing that my code resulted in the correct answer so when I go to the next task, my script.js was not showing up in the workspaces and I had to select Preview to bring my script.js back and Editor to add in the next code. and then the comment that 'task 1 is no longer passing' tells me I missed it.
Lesson: go step by step, no shortcuts.

Jeremiah Bushau
Jeremiah Bushau
24,061 Points
Jeremiah Bushau
Jeremiah Bushau
24,061 Points

Hey, I think they want you to create a new alert rather than changing the existing one. :) This seems to pass.

var temperature = 37.5;
alert(Math.round(temperature));
alert(Math.floor(temperature));
E Tai
E Tai
762 Points

after task 1 was completed and passed, I went on to next (task 2), the script.js disappears with only index.html, I click on preview, nothing shows; I click editor then the script shows up so I tried to add the alert for the rounding down... the answer is correct as it shows up 37 but message says oops, task 1 no longer passing.

Jeremiah Bushau
Jeremiah Bushau
24,061 Points

hmm, I'm not sure exactly what you are experiencing. When I go to the challenge for task 1 i enter

var temperature = 37.5;
alert(Math.round(temperature));

then for task 2 

var temperature = 37.5;
alert(Math.round(temperature));
alert(Math.floor(temperature));

and it passes every time. The only way i can reproduce your error is to remove alert(Math.round(temperature)); from my answer in task 2. You must have both the alert() calls in order to pass task 2.