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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Making Decisions in Your Code with Conditional Statements Use Comparison Operators

Fidelis Chime
Fidelis Chime
6,077 Points

conditional statement

const a = 10; const b = 20; const c = 30; if(a > b){ console.log("a is not greater than b"); }else{ console.log("b

script.js
const a = 10;
const b = 20;
const c = 30;
if(a > b){
   console.log("a is not greater than b");
}else{
   console.log("b is greater than a ");
}
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

Rick Gleitz
Rick Gleitz
47,840 Points

Hi Fidelis,

Take a look at your console.log statements. The first one is the opposite of what the challenge is asking for, so take out the "not". The second should be what you currently have in the first statement (with the "not"). Hope this helps.

Fidelis Chime
Fidelis Chime
6,077 Points

Thanks ricky, but it is not working

Rick Gleitz
Rick Gleitz
47,840 Points

Hi Fidelis,

Assuming you got the string statements correct now, you probably need to take the space off the end of your second string statement. Sometimes the checker is very sensitive and requires the answer to be exactly right. If you have further problems, post your new code and I'll have a look at it. I did redo the challenge myself with your code corrected except for the space, and that extra space caused the challenge to not pass. Taking it out, it passed. Hope this works for you.