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

Oladejo Oluwatobi A
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
1,443 Points
Posted by Oladejo Oluwatobi A
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
1,443 Points

what is wrong with this

please can someone help me fix this with explanations

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 ( 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>

1 Answer

Romain Gaget
Romain Gaget
24,449 Points
Romain Gaget
Romain Gaget
24,449 Points

Hi,

you need to change the || to && for the 1st 3 statement

Oladejo Oluwatobi A
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
1,443 Points
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
Oladejo Oluwatobi A
1,443 Points

Thank you very much @Romain. That almost got me insane