I have tried Math.abs() and multiplying the newAge by -1 and I can't seem to get it to change to a positive number. The problem I am having is getting the newAge to be a positive number so I can pass it as a positive onto the string. 2.3K views 2 years ago A little help with and elaboration on the Introduction to JavaScript course at Codecademy. If the year is in the past but not before the person was born, you should return a string in the following format: 'The year was years before you were born' If the year is before they were born, you should return a string in the following format:

If the year is in the future, you should return a string in the following format: Write a function, howOld(), that has two number parameters, age and year, and returns how old someone who is currently that age was (or will be) during that year. The stopping condition determines when to stop looping. I am having a bit of problem with this code. The initialization defines where to begin the loop by declaring (or referencing) the iterator variable. Codecademy promo code for 15 off the annual Pro membership You can grab a yearly membership with a 15 discount by applying this Codecademy discount code during sign-up. Taking some time to try and learn Javascript to become a better developer.

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