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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

zachary wilborn
zachary wilborn
1,557 Points
Posted by zachary wilborn
zachary wilborn
1,557 Points

Simple math not working. Could someone please tell me what i did wrong?

Simple math not working. Could someone please tell me what i did wrong?

iv even tried to place objects in ()

script.js 
var wholesalePrice = 5.45;
var retailPrice = 9.99;
var quantity = 47;
var salesTotal = retailPrice * quantity
var profit =  salesTotal - wholeSalesPrice * Quintity
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>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Your math is fine, but you have some spelling errors.

Computers are very unforgiving about spelling.

You wrote "wholeSalesPrice" instead of "wholesalePrice", and you wrote "Quintity" instead of "quantity".