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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Using Comparison Operators

Volodymyr Rusnyk
Volodymyr Rusnyk
9,657 Points
Posted by Volodymyr Rusnyk
Volodymyr Rusnyk
9,657 Points

I need help, I don't know what to do?

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script.js 
var a = 10;
var b = 20;
var c = 30;
var b (a > b);
alert('a is greater than b');
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

Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points
Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points

You need to use conditional logic to determine if a is greater than b. The keyword to consider here is if. And, add an else clause for when a is not greater than b.

var a = 10;
var b = 20;
var c = 30;

if (a > b) {
  alert("a is greater than b");
} else {
  alert("a is not greater than b");
}
Volodymyr Rusnyk
Volodymyr Rusnyk
9,657 Points
Volodymyr Rusnyk
Volodymyr Rusnyk
9,657 Points

thank you so much for the help.