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

Jimel Atkins
Jimel Atkins
2,093 Points
Posted by Jimel Atkins
Jimel Atkins
2,093 Points

Javascript Basics, when learning about functions Challenge: Create a max function, how do i add numbers to the parameter

I wrote

function Max(5, 12) {

}

script.js 
function Max(5 12) {
    }

1 Answer

tyrone taylor
tyrone taylor
7,765 Points
tyrone taylor
tyrone taylor
7,765 Points

try this function max(num1, num2){} and you call the function like max(12, 14)

Jimel Atkins
Jimel Atkins
2,093 Points
Jimel Atkins
Jimel Atkins
2,093 Points

Tyrone

Thanks a lot, the next step is:

The function should return the larger of the two numbers HINT: will need a conditional statement to test 2 parameters to see which is larger.

So i have written

function max (num5, num12) { var answer =("num5, num12") if (5 < 12) { } return answer }