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    Dividing num2 by num1 can't get four decimal points
    Am I on the right track here? I can get it to work except I can't seem to make it always output with four decimal places. This is the questions: "Using the JavaScript language, have the function FormattedDivision(num1,num2) take both parameters being passed, divide num1 by num2, and return the result as a string with properly formatted commas and 4 significant digits after the decimal place. For example: if num1 is 123456789 and num2 is 10000 the output should be "12,345.6789". The output must contain a number in the one's place even if it is a zero. " 
    function FormattedDivision(num1,num2) { 

  var num3 = num1/num2;
  num3 = num3.toFixed(4);
  num3 = parseFloat(num3);

  return num3; 

}
    atmosphere312 posted this question on 1/28/14 | javascript, division
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    • You'll be wanting to parse it as a string, no a floating point. So .toFixed() is the right start but you'll also need to use.toString() and add in some logic for the commas.
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    • In JavaScript, an easy way to get arbitrary number of decimal points is to scale the number up first, then do your rounding, then divide scale out again. 
     var num3 = num1/num2;
 var num3 = Math.round(num3 * 10000) / 10000
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    • As a string split it at the . and then use string manipulation
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