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Comparisons Create Booleans

A comparison asks JavaScript a yes/no question and produces a Boolean (true or false).

let energy = 30;
let lowEnergy = energy < 50;

Read energy < 50 as: “Is energy less than 50?” With energy at 30, the answer is true.

Useful comparison operators include:

  • < less than
  • > greater than
  • <= less than or equal to
  • >= greater than or equal to
  • === exactly equal

Best practice

Do not write lowEnergy = true just because it happens to be true for today’s value. Calculate it from energy so the answer stays correct when the data changes.

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Your mission

Make lowEnergy automatically become true whenever energy is less than 50.

  • Make lowEnergy automatically become true whenever energy is less than 50.
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