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How to create a simple calculator

Today I will teach you how to create a calculator with HTML, CSS and JavaScript


HTML and CSS

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en"> 
<head>
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
 <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
 <title>Simple Calc</title>
 <style>
 body{
 min-height100vh;
 displayflex;
 align-itemscenter;
 justify-contentcenter;
        }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
 <div>
 <h1>Calculator</h1>
    First Number: <input type="text" name="n1" id="n1">
 <br>
    Second Number: <input type="text" name="n2" id="n2">
 <br>
 <select name="operator" id="operator">
 <option value="+">+</option>
 <option value="-">-</option>
 <option value="x">x</option>
 <option value="/">/</option>
 <option value="%">%</option>
 </select>
 <input type='button' value'Calculate' id="calcBtn">
 <br>
 <p>Answer: <span id="resultDisplay"></span></p>
 </div>
 <script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

JavaScript

let n1 = document.getElementById('n1');
let n2 = document.getElementById('n2');
let op = document.getElementById('operator');
let calcBtn = document.getElementById('calcBtn');
let resultDisplay = document.getElementById('resultDisplay');

calcBtn.addEventListener('click'calc);

function calc(){
 if (op.value === "+"){
 resultDisplay.innerHTML = (parseFloat(n1.value) + parseFloat(n2.value));
    }
 else if (op.value === "-"){
 resultDisplay.innerHTML = (parseFloat(n1.value) - parseFloat(n2.value));
    }
 else if (op.value === "x"){
 resultDisplay.innerHTML = (parseFloat(n1.value) * parseFloat(n2.value));
    }
 else if (op.value === "/"){
 resultDisplay.innerHTML = (parseFloat(n1.value) / parseFloat(n2.value));
    }
 else{
 resultDisplay.innerHTML = (parseFloat(n1.value) % parseFloat(n2.value));
    }
}

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