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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Super Conditional Challenge

Vijayalaxmi vastrad
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
2,789 Points
Posted by Vijayalaxmi vastrad
Vijayalaxmi vastrad
2,789 Points

var money = 9; var today = 'Friday' if ( money >= 100 || today !== 'Friday' ) { alert("Time to go to the theater");

script.js 
var money = 9;
var today = 'Friday'

if ( money >= 100 || today !== 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time to go to the theater");    
} else if ( money >= 50 || today !== 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time for a movie and dinner");    
} else if ( money > 10 || today !== 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time for a movie");   
} else if ( money >50 || today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("It's Friday, but I don't have enough money to go out");   
} else {
  alert("This isn't Friday. I need to stay home.");
}
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>

2 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,963 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,963 Points

To correct the logic for most statements you'll want to test the value of money AND if today is Friday. Currently the statements test the value of money OR if today is Friday. So for example:

if ( money >= 100 || today === 'Friday' ) {

becomes this:

if ( money >= 100 && today === 'Friday' ) {

Then you have this statement which is the condition we want to execute:

else if ( today !== 'Friday' )

It doesn't make sense with the alert "It's Friday, but I don't have enough money to go out" because it checks if today is not Friday. You only need to change this to check if today is Friday - the money variable shouldn't be added to the statement. 'money' has already been checked by the previous conditions.

amirmhossein
amirmhossein
3,344 Points

HI
I still don't know what i'm doing wrong , could you check this out please? Thanks

var money = 9; var today = 'Friday'

if ( money >= 100 && today === 'Friday' ) { alert("Time to go to the theater");
} else if ( money >= 50 || today === 'Friday' ) { alert("Time for a movie and dinner");
} else if ( money > 10 || today === 'Friday' ) { alert("Time for a movie");
} else if ( today === 'Friday' ) { alert("It's Friday, but I don't have enough money to go out");
} else { alert("This isn't Friday. I need to stay home."); }

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,963 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,963 Points

These statements:

} else if ( money >= 50 || today === 'Friday' ) { alert("Time for a movie and dinner");
} else if ( money > 10 || today === 'Friday' ) { alert("Time for a movie");

need to be changed to use && operators also

amirmhossein
amirmhossein
3,344 Points

Thank you