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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Making Decisions in Your Code with Conditional Statements Use Multiple Conditions

MightyIronElf 15
MightyIronElf 15
2,201 Points
Posted by MightyIronElf 15
MightyIronElf 15
2,201 Points

Else if Clause is Reaching the Else statement

I've been on this challenge for a while now and I can't figure out how to fix it.

script.js 
const money = 9;
const today = 'Friday'

if ( money > 10 && today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time to go to the theater.");    
} else if ( money >= 50 && today === 'Friday' ) {
  alert("Time for a movie and dinner.");    
} else if ( today === 'Friday' && money ==! 9 ) {
  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 charset="utf-8">
    <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <script src="script.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
232,176 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
232,176 Points

You're really close, and have already fixed most of the issues. But for the final test (the one about "I don't have enough money…"), you won't want to check for an amount of money not equal to 9, since 9 itself is also not enough to go out.

But since you've already determined that the money is not 10 or more (in the first condition), you only need to check the day this time.