freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/en/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/decrement-a-number-with-javascript.en.md

---
id: 56533eb9ac21ba0edf2244ad
title: Decrement a Number with JavaScript
challengeType: 1
---

## Description
<section id='description'>
You can easily <dfn>decrement</dfn> or decrease a variable by one with the <code>--</code> operator.
<code>i--;</code>
is the equivalent of
<code>i = i - 1;</code>
<strong>Note</strong><br>The entire line becomes <code>i--;</code>, eliminating the need for the equal sign.
</section>

## Instructions
<section id='instructions'>
Change the code to use the <code>--</code> operator on <code>myVar</code>.
</section>

## Tests
<section id='tests'>

```yml
- text: <code>myVar</code> should equal <code>10</code>
  testString: 'assert(myVar === 10, ''<code>myVar</code> should equal <code>10</code>'');'
- text: <code>myVar = myVar - 1;</code> should be changed
  testString: 'assert(/var\s*myVar\s*=\s*11;\s*\/*.*\s*([-]{2}\s*myVar|myVar\s*[-]{2});/.test(code), ''<code>myVar = myVar - 1;</code> should be changed'');'
- text: Use the <code>--</code> operator on <code>myVar</code>
  testString: 'assert(/[-]{2}\s*myVar|myVar\s*[-]{2}/.test(code), ''Use the <code>--</code> operator on <code>myVar</code>'');'
- text: Do not change code above the line
  testString: 'assert(/var myVar = 11;/.test(code), ''Do not change code above the line'');'

```

</section>

## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>

<div id='js-seed'>

```js
var myVar = 11;

// Only change code below this line
myVar = myVar - 1;

```

</div>


### After Test
<div id='js-teardown'>

```js
console.info('after the test');
```

</div>

</section>

## Solution
<section id='solution'>


```js
var myVar = 11;
myVar--;
```

</section>