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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Creating Reusable Code with Functions Create a max() Function

Posted by MUZ140884 Maxwell Makumucha
MUZ140884 Maxwell Makumucha
6,291 Points

How to create a new function named max() which accepts two numbers as arguments using conditional statements

help guys

script.js 
function max(20,10){
  if(20>10){
    return 20;}
  }

1 Answer

Ted Sumner
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Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

There are several issues with your code. First, you are not passing numbers to your function. You should replace the numbers with variables. Second, once you replace the numbers with variables, you are only returning one if it is larger. You need an if (one is larger) {return that} else {return the other number}. This is what I came up with that passes:

function max(x, y) {
  if (x > y) {
    return x;
  } else {
    return y;
  }
}
MUZ140884 Maxwell Makumucha
MUZ140884 Maxwell Makumucha
6,291 Points

hie , im trying to write the code u gave me but is saying : Bummer! There was an error with your code: SyntaxError: Parse error. i don't know what to do next can you help Sir

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

Please post what you are trying.

MUZ140884 Maxwell Makumucha
MUZ140884 Maxwell Makumucha
6,291 Points

this is the code : function max(20, 10) { if (20 > 10) { return 20; } else { return 10; } }

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

You are still using numbers. The challenge requires using variables like I did above.

You generally do not use numbers like that in programming. Variables are better because you can set them programmically and have a code that can be used for different purposes. Furthermore, the function max(20, 10) expects variables to be inside the parenthesis. You cannot place numbers there.

You said that you are trying the code that I gave you, but you posted your old code. Try the code I gave you exactly.