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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

Mariano Giustozzi
Mariano Giustozzi
3,351 Points
Posted by Mariano Giustozzi
Mariano Giustozzi
3,351 Points

Task 1 is no longer passing

I dont know why this happens

script.js 
var wholesalePrice = 5.45;
var retailPrice = 9.99;
var quantity = 47;
var salesTotal= retailPrice*quantity;

var profit= salesTotal-wholesales;
var profit=profit*quantity;
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>
Sam Baines
Sam Baines
4,315 Points
Sam Baines
Sam Baines
4,315 Points

Mariano you are creating a new variable for profit twice in your code - the last line of code probably doesn't need the 'var' keyword before it i.e. profit = profit * quantity - try that maybe.

Mariano Giustozzi
Mariano Giustozzi
3,351 Points
Mariano Giustozzi
Mariano Giustozzi
3,351 Points

now i have this and im having the same error

// var wholesalePrice = 5.45; var retailPrice = 9.99; var quantity = 47; var salesTotal= retailPrice*quantity; var profit= salesTotal-wholesales*quantity;//

1 Answer

Sam Baines
Sam Baines
4,315 Points
Sam Baines
Sam Baines
4,315 Points

Mariano - you might need to re-watch the videos and make sure your understanding is 100% correct - the code should be a follows:

var wholesalePrice = 5.45;
var retailPrice = 9.99;
var quantity = 47;

var salesTotal = retailPrice * quantity;
var profit = salesTotal - wholesalePrice * quantity;
var profitPerUnit = profit / quantity;

Maybe you just need to double read the questions at each stage.