I need help with Loops in Javascript Separating the Rotten Strawberries

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//You have 500 good strawberries, indexed from 1 to 500
var goodStrawberries = 500;

//For every strawberry whose index is divisible
//by 5, decrement the value of goodStrawberries by 1
for (var i = 1; i <= 500; i++); i < goodStrawberries; i++;
if(i % 5 === 0); {
goodStrawberries–;
}
Oops, try again. Your value for goodStrawberries is incorrect. Check your arithmetic and your loop bounds.

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https://www.codecademy.com/courses/introduction-to-javascript/0/3#

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this line:

if(i % 5 === 0); {

why is there a semi-colon? It interrupts the if clause, so the code between the curly brackets doesn’t work properly

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I removed it still doesnt work :c

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you for loop:

for (var i = 1; i <= 500; i++); i < goodStrawberries; i++;

can you explain the logic?

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//You have 500 good strawberries, indexed from 1 to 500
var goodStrawberries = 500;

//For every strawberry whose index is divisible
//by 5, decrement the value of goodStrawberries by 1
for (var i = 1; i <= 500; i++); i < goodStrawberries; i++;
if(i % 5 === 0) {
goodStrawberries–;
}

Oops, try again. Your value for goodStrawberries is incorrect. Check your arithmetic and your loop bounds.

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looking at the docs:

we are provided with the general syntax:

for ([initialization]; [condition]; [final-expression])
   statement

and then how this general syntax translates into an actual loop:

for (var i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
   console.log(i);
   // more statements
}

does your loop look similair? Not really, use the docs to try and fix the loop, let me know if you need more help

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Thank you I got it now :slight_smile:

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What was it? I’m stuck on the same problem and can’t figure it out.

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the loop wasn’t good

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