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Update 3.js
Add String to the cardNumber so javascript recognises it as a string and not just numbers, making it possible to slice.
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Sprint-1/2-mandatory-errors/3.js

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const cardNumber = 4533787178994213;
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const last4Digits = cardNumber.slice(-4);
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const last4Digits = String(cardNumber).slice(-4);
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console.log(last4Digits); //"4213"
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// The last4Digits variable should store the last 4 digits of cardNumber
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// However, the code isn't working
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// Before running the code, make and explain a prediction about why the code won't work
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// Then run the code and see what error it gives.
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// Consider: Why does it give this error? Is this what I predicted? If not, what's different?
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// Then try updating the expression last4Digits is assigned to, in order to get the correct value
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//The code didn’t work because slice() is a string method, not a number method, so the card number must be converted to a string first.

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