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JavaScript JavaScript Numbers Working with Numbers Doing Math

Posted by Florentine Nganjon
Florentine Nganjon
2,507 Points

why i am having a bummer with this

script.js 
const wholesalePrice = 5.45;
const retailPrice = 9.99;
const quantity = 47;
const salesTotal = retailPrice * quantity
const profit = 469.53 - (5.45 * 47); // total is 213.38

1 Answer

Mark Sebeck
MOD
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 38,004 Points
Mark Sebeck
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 38,004 Points

Hi Florentine You substituted the values in you equation. You want to use the variables like you did to calculate the salesTotal. So something like salesTotal - wholeSalePrice * quantity.

Florentine Nganjon
Florentine Nganjon
2,507 Points

Thank you Mark