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Hello im from Turkey istanbul im newbie in coding im on course, my teacher give me a exam but i dont know right answers, pls help me, sorry for my bad english.

Exam:Create two variables named a and b,

Assign the number 5 to variable a and 8 to variable b,

-As conditional programming, if variable a is less than 5, "add variable a and variable b", otherwise "subtract variable a from variable b"

this is my code but dont work:

var a
var b
a=5
b=8
if a<5 = a+b
else 5What I have tried:

var a
var b
a=5
b=8
if a<5 = a+b
else 5

Posted 20-Nov-21 6:13am

CYBERCOMMANDO

Updated 20-Nov-21 8:26am

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[no name] 20-Nov-21 13:56pm

Addition and subtraction "usually" involves a 3rd variable: var c = a + b

CYBERCOMMANDO 20-Nov-21 13:59pm

sir first thank you very much and second please extend the answer sir

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CHill60 · Answer 1 · 2021-11-20T08:26:00

Solution 1

The syntax of your if statement is incorrect and a random "5" does not fit the instructions. Try

JavaScript

var c
If a < 5 {
   c = a + b
}
else {
   c = b - a

}

Posted 20-Nov-21 8:26am

CHill60