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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

Lamarr Powell
Lamarr Powell
1,450 Points
Posted by Lamarr Powell
Lamarr Powell
1,450 Points

Create one last variable name profitPerUnit. In that variable store the amount of profit you made for each unit. You can

Please assist

script.js 
var wholesalePrice = 5.45;
var retailPrice = 9.99;
var quantity = 47;
var salesTotal = 9.99 * quantity;
var profit = salesTotal - wholesalePrice * quantity;
var total = profit / salesTotal;
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>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

The instructions say "Create one last variable name profitPerUnit. In that variable store the amount of profit you made for each unit. You can calculate this by dividing the profit by the quantity."

  • this task is very much like what you did for "total"
  • instead of "total", this time the variable will be named "profitPerUnit"
  • instead of dividing profit by salesTotal, this time you will be dividing the profit by the quantity

Also, you should not replicate any of the number values. So while it may have passed, the assignment of "salesTotal" in task 1 should look like this:

var salesTotal = retailPrice * quantity;