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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Numbers and Strings

Supratim Nandi
Supratim Nandi
3,287 Points
Posted by Supratim Nandi
Supratim Nandi
3,287 Points

problem in challenge..

I m taking my JavaScript lessons. where I found that the preview of m code is right but still the checker is showing a bummer!

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,117 Points

can you post your code so we can see what is the issue.

4 Answers

jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points
jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points 
// there is a string we want to convert the string into an integer
var width = '190px';
var numOfDivs = 10;
// we are defining a variable named totalWidth we store the variable with parseInt "convert variable to integer" times numOfDivs
var totalWidth = parseInt(width) * numOfDivs;
Noah Lampron
Noah Lampron
4,186 Points
Noah Lampron
Noah Lampron
4,186 Points 
var totalWidth = parseInt(width) * numOfDivs

This seemed to work for me, not sure what you wrote.

Supratim Nandi
Supratim Nandi
3,287 Points
Supratim Nandi
Supratim Nandi
3,287 Points

I did it dude ....I took another variable extra...I will show you..

var width =190px; var numOfDivs=10; var convertedInt=parseInt(width); vartotalwidth=convertedInt*numOfDivs;

How is it wrong..They are Showing a Bummer.

jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points
jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points

I wouldn't store so many variable it's not efficient code.