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Salesforce JS-Dev-101 Exam - Topic 1 Question 2 Discussion

Posted by Paz on Mar 06, 2026 at 05:34 AM

Refer to the code:

const pi = 3.1415926;

What is the data type of pi?

Suggested Answer: D

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract JavaScript Knowledge

JavaScript has one numeric data type for all real numbers, whether integers or decimals.

This type is simply called:

Number

It follows the IEEE 754 double-precision floating-point standard internally,

but JavaScript does not expose separate types like float, double, or decimal.

Therefore:

It is not Float JavaScript does not have float primitives.

It is not Double this refers to the underlying IEEE 754 representation, but JavaScript's type is still just ''Number.''

It is not Decimal JavaScript has no built-in decimal type.

The correct answer is Number.

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JavaScript Knowledge Reference (text-only)

JavaScript has a single numeric type: Number.

All numbers---integers, fractions, floating point---use the Number type.

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31 comments · newest first
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Carin 23 days ago
Definitely Float. It's less precise than Double.
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Arlette 28 days ago
I vote for Number. It's a general type.
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Matthew 1 month ago
No way, it's a Double. More precision!
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Candra 1 month ago
I think it's a Float. It's a decimal value.
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Corrina 1 month ago
I agree with Kenneth. D) Number is the best choice here.
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Clorinda 2 months ago
B) Double seems right. It has more precision than Float.
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Kenneth 2 months ago
I lean towards D) Number. JavaScript treats all numbers as type Number.
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Miles 2 months ago
I think it's A) Float. It's a decimal value.
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Jolanda 2 months ago
Definitely Float. It's a decimal value.
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Lauran 2 months ago
I lean towards Number. It's a general type.
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Asha 2 months ago
No, it's a Double. More precision.
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Bernadine 3 months ago
I think it's a Float.
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Makeda 3 months ago
Not sure about that, seems too simple!
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Felix 3 months ago
Wait, is it really just a Number?
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Elke 3 months ago
I thought it was a Double!
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Kaycee 3 months ago
Definitely a Float, right?
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Thora 4 months ago
It's a Number type in JavaScript!
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Fatima 4 months ago
Seems too simple, I doubt it's just that.
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William 4 months ago
Wait, is it really just a Number?
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Chan 5 months ago
I thought it was a Double!
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Devora 6 months ago
Definitely a Float, right?
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Oneida 6 months ago
It's a Number type in JavaScript!
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Lynna 6 months ago
I agree, it's just a Number!
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Anika 6 months ago
Wait, is it really just a Number? That seems too simple.
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Jess 6 months ago
I thought it would be Double, but I guess not!
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Karina 6 months ago
Definitely a Float, right?
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Berry 7 months ago
It's a Number type in JavaScript!
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Alex 7 months ago
I thought Decimal was used for financial calculations, so it can't be pi. I’m leaning towards Double, but I need to double-check.
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Sean 7 months ago
I’m confused between Float and Double. I feel like I saw something about precision differences in a practice question.
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Aileen 7 months ago
I remember practicing a question about data types, and I think "Number" might be the right answer since JavaScript uses it for all numeric values.
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Oliva 7 months ago
I think pi is a float because it has decimal points, but I'm not entirely sure.
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