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JavaScript JavaScript Functions Pass Information Into Functions Create a max() Function

Posted by Ahmed Sheikhmusa
Ahmed Sheikhmusa
2,582 Points

how to return large number in function

script.js 
function max(num1, num2){
return num1 + num2;
}

max(5,4);

if (num1 > num2){
return num1
} else {
return num2
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

The code at the bottom of the page looks good, but it needs to be inside the function. The current contents of the function are adding the values together, which is not what the instructions ask for.

Then, when you call the function, you need to display the result using console.log.