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JavaScript: Find the largest of five numbers

JavaScript Conditional Statement and loops: Exercise-4 with Solution

Largest of Five Numbers

Write a JavaScript conditional statement to find the largest of five numbers. Display an alert box to show the results.

Sample numbers : -5, -2, -6, 0, -1
Output : 0

Visual Presentation:

JavaScript: Find the largest of five numbers

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

// Assigning values to variables
var a = -5;
var b = -2;
var c = -6;
var d = 0;
var f = -1;

// Checking the conditions to determine the maximum value
if (a > b && a > c && a > d && a > f) {
    console.log(a);
} else if (b > a && b > c && b > d && b > f) {
    console.log(b);
} else if (c > a && c > b && c > d && c > f) {
    console.log(c);
} else if (d > a && d > c && d > b && d > f) {
    console.log(d);
} else {
    console.log(f);
} 

Output:

0

Flowchart:

Flowchart: JavaScript:- Find the largest of five numbers

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-conditional-statements-and-loops-exercise-4 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.


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