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Initializing Variables with the Assignment Operator

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--description--

It is common to <dfn>initialize</dfn> a variable to an initial value in the same line as it is declared.

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var myVar = 0;

Creates a new variable called myVar and assigns it an initial value of 0.

--instructions--

Define a variable a with var and initialize it to a value of 9.

--hints--

You should initialize a to a value of 9.

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assert(/var\s+a\s*=\s*9(\s*;?\s*)$/.test(__helpers.removeJSComments(code)));

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--solutions--

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var a = 9;