Basic JavaScript - Replacing If Else Chains with Switch

JavaScript
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Hello

Been stuck on this one all day. Rest and not sure where the error is.
It is telling me the “Case 42” through “Case 7” all have the wrong answers to them…but not sure of what I am doing wrong…

switch (val) {
case “bob”:
answer = “Marley”;
break;
case “42”:
answer = “The Answer”;
break;
case “1”:
answer = “There is no #1”;
break;
case “99”:
answer = “Missed me by this much!”;
break;
case “7”:
answer = “Ate Nine”;
break;
case “John”:
answer = “”;
break;
case “156”:
answer = “”;
break;
}

Your code so far

function chainToSwitch(val) {
  let answer = "";
  // Only change code below this line
switch (val) {
  case "bob": 
  answer = "Marley";
    break;
  case "42":
  answer = "The Answer";
    break;
  case "1":
  answer = "There is no #1";
    break;
  case "99":
  answer = "Missed me by this much!";
    break;
  case "7":
  answer = "Ate Nine";
    break;
    case "John":
   answer = "";
    break;
    case "156":
    answer = "";
    break;
  }

  // Only change code above this line
  return answer;
}

chainToSwitch(7);

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Challenge Information:

Basic JavaScript - Replacing If Else Chains with Switch

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You need to check for numbers here.
Not strings

Then the test will pass

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Hi. Welcome back.
You used strings in all your cases while others required you to use a number. Like in this case.

Check any other case that you used a string instead of a number.

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