[Guide] Basic JS: Greater than operator. Enhancements (#28510)

* [Guide] Basic JS: Greater than operator. Enhancements

From [this PR on the old guide repo](https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/guide/pull/8663).
· Added problem explanation, run code example, code explanation and resources.

* fix: removed repl.it link
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title: Comparison with the Greater Than Operator
title: Comparison with the greater than operator (>)
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## Comparison with the Greater Than Operator
## Comparison with the Greater Than Operator (>)
`>` (Greater Than) is a logical operator that returns true case the value on the left is higher than the one on the right.
## Basic Solution
### Problem explanation:
· _Add the `greater than` operator to the indicated lines so that the return statements make sense._
#### Hint 1
The greater than operator `(>)` compares both operands using type coercion (converting data types if necessary) and returns `true` if the first one is greater than the second one.
> _try to solve the problem now_
>
## Spoiler alert!
**Solution ahead!**
## Basic code solution:
```javascript
function testGreaterThan(val) {
if (val > 100)
if (val > 100) { // Change this line
return "Over 100";
}
if (val > 10)
if (val > 10) { // Change this line
return "Over 10";
}
return "10 or Under";
return "10 or under";
}
// Change this value to test
testGreaterThan(10);
```
### Code explanation
The function first evaluates `if` the condition `(val > 100)` evaluates to `true` converting `val` to a number if necessary. If it does, it returns the statement between the curly braces ("Over 100"). If it doesn't, it checks if the next condition is `true` (returning "Over 10"). Otherwise the function will return "10 or under".
### Resources
- ["Greater than operator (>)" - *MDN JavaScript reference*](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Comparison_Operators#Greater_than_operator_(%3E))