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docs(sprint-1): add concise answers for currency conversion interpretation
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Sprint-1/3-mandatory-interpret/3-to-pounds.js

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// To begin, we can start with
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// 1. const penceString = "399p": initialises a string variable with the value "399p"
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// 2. const penceStringWithoutTrailingP = penceString.substring(0, penceString.length - 1);
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// Removes trailing "p" from "399p" to get "399"
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// substring(0, 3) extracts characters from index 0 to 2
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// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/substring
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// 3. const paddedPenceNumberString = penceStringWithoutTrailingP.padStart(3, "0");
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// Ensures string has at least 3 characters by adding leading zeros
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// "399" stays "399", but "9" would become "009" (for 9p = £0.09)
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// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/padStart
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// 4. const pounds = paddedPenceNumberString.substring(0, paddedPenceNumberString.length - 2);
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// Extracts all except last 2 characters for pounds
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// "399" → substring(0, 1) → "3" (£3)
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// 5. const pence = paddedPenceNumberString.substring(paddedPenceNumberString.length - 2).padEnd(2, "0");
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// Extracts last 2 characters for pence and pads to 2 digits
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// "399" → substring(1) → "99", then padEnd(2, "0") → "99"
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// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/padEnd
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// 6. console.log(`£${pounds}.${pence}`);
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// Formats and displays result using template literal: "£3.99"
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// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Template_literals

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