Problem with Freelancer Rates Task 3. | Exercism | Page 1

clear kiln Feb 21, 2026, 4:25 PM

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I have a difference of > 10000.
I need some advice; I’m a bit lost in the code at the moment.
Also, I don’t think my code style is perfect and it needs some corrections.
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/**

Calculates the discounted rate for large projects, rounded up
@param {number} ratePerHour
@param {number} numDays: number of days the project spans
@param {number} discount: for example 20% written as 0.2
@returns {number} the rounded up discounted rate
*/
export function priceWithMonthlyDiscount(ratePerHour, numDays, discount) {

const percentigCost = 1 - discount;
const rateByDay = ratePerHour8;
const wholeMonthCount = Math.floor(numDays / 22);
const costsMonth = rateByDay22* percentigCost;
const remainingMonth = numDays % 22;
const remainigDays = Math.ceil(remainingMonth * 22);
const costs = (costsMonth * wholeMonthCount) + (remainigDays * rateByDay);
return Math.ceil(costs);
}
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failure report________
Code Run

expect(received).toBeCloseTo(expected, precision)

Test Failure

Expected: 8960
Received: 19712

Expected precision: 6
Expected difference: < 0.0000005
Received difference: 10752

sterile bear Feb 21, 2026, 9:23 PM

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numDays % 22 -- what are the units of the result. Is it months?

clear kiln Feb 23, 2026, 2:11 PM

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It should be the remaining days, roughly 10 days rounded up.

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knotty girder Feb 23, 2026, 2:31 PM

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It should be the remaining days, roughly 10 days rounded up.
Then why is its result stored in a variable named remainingMonth?
And how does that variable contribute to the result of the function?

clear kiln Feb 23, 2026, 2:52 PM

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I thought I had about 230 days, which equals approximately 10.4545 months.
For 10 months, the discount applies, and the remaining 0.4545 months, multiplied by 22 days per month, equals roughly 10 days without a discount.

knotty girder Feb 23, 2026, 2:54 PM

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Let's assume that's correct. So how does the variable remainingMonth (which stores a number of days!) contribute to the result of the function.

clear kiln Feb 23, 2026, 2:57 PM

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remainingMonth is rounded up and multiplied by 22, resulting in the 10 days. Stored in remainigDays.

knotty girder Feb 23, 2026, 2:59 PM

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remainingMonth is rounded up and multiplied by 22, resulting in 10 days.
Really? Let's go with concrete values and remainingMonth holds the value 10, the number of days.
Then it gets multiplied with 22. So you have the value 220.
This gets rounded up (but it's already an integer so it remains 220.)
This value 220 gets stored in remainigDays.

clear kiln Feb 23, 2026, 3:02 PM

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I thought it was only 0.4545. I’m working in the Exercism environment and I don’t know how to debug there. Maybe that’s the problem.

knotty girder Feb 23, 2026, 3:03 PM

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That's why glenn_j was asking about numDays % 22. It's not a fraction (like 0.45) but the remainder of the division (like 10).

clear kiln Feb 23, 2026, 3:06 PM

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After removing the 22, it is correct.
I’m now looking for a compiler with debugging features so I can see my problems directly.

knotty girder Feb 23, 2026, 3:07 PM

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You can write to the console:

  console.log(`remainingMonth=${remainingMonth} remainigDays=${remainigDays}`);

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If a test fails the output will be shown like this:

Your Output

"remainingMonth=4 remainigDays=88"

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arctic lance Feb 23, 2026, 4:13 PM

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clear kiln After removing the 22, it is correct. I’m now looking for a compiler with debugg...

Do you understand what the % operator does?
What is 30%22?

clear kiln Feb 23, 2026, 6:07 PM

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arctic lance Do you understand what the % operator does? What is 30%22?

It gife us the reminder. 30/22 = 1.363636
0.363636 * 30 = 10.91 and not what i thought (0.363636).

arctic lance Feb 23, 2026, 6:20 PM

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30/22 is 1 with a remainder of 8

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30%22 gives the remainer of 8

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Does that make sense, @clear kiln ?

clear kiln Feb 23, 2026, 7:52 PM

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arctic lance Does that make sense, <@370909229374111744> ?

Now i get it.
It is like dividing by pen and paper.
30/22 = 1
30-22 = 8 and that is the reminder.

arctic lance Feb 23, 2026, 7:55 PM

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Exactly!

echo questBOT Feb 23, 2026, 7:56 PM

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arctic lance Feb 23, 2026, 8:18 PM

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@clear kiln Is this all working now? Did you have any other questions?

clear kiln Feb 23, 2026, 9:55 PM

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it is running now

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maybe at the following exercises.

#Problem with Freelancer Rates Task 3.