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Storing Values with the Assignment Operator

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--description--

In JavaScript, you can store a value in a variable with the <dfn>assignment</dfn> operator (=).

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myVariable = 5;

This assigns the Number value 5 to myVariable.

If there are any calculations to the right of the = operator, those are performed before the value is assigned to the variable on the left of the operator.

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var myVar;
myVar = 5;

First, this code creates a variable named myVar. Then, the code assigns 5 to myVar. Now, if myVar appears again in the code, the program will treat it as if it is 5.

--instructions--

Assign the value 7 to variable a.

--hints--

You should not change code above the specified comment.

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assert(/var a;/.test(__helpers.removeJSComments(code)));

a should have a value of 7.

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assert(typeof a === 'number' && a === 7);

--seed--

--seed-contents--

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// Setup
var a;

// Only change code below this line

--solutions--

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var a;
a = 7;