Question

 var num1 = "5.54";
 var num2 = "10";
 result = (num1/num2)*100;

With javascript the result shows 50. But If I do the math using a calculator I find 55.4 which is correct. Would you please kindly help with the javascript code to make the result 55.4.

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Hi,I have managed to make it work using parseFloat
example- var num1 = parseFloat(document.getElementById(“obtainedmark”).value);
var num2 = parseFloat(document.getElementById(“totalmark”).value);

Thanks.:)

Answer 1

use parseFloat:

result = (parseFloat(num1)/parseFloat(num2))*100 ;

edit:

I just checked and it works without parsing as well. The problem is somewhere else in your code.