# freeCodeCamp Challenge Guide: Use the JavaScript Console to Check the Value of a Variable

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**Created:** [July 7, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/freecodecamp-challenge-guide-use-the-javascript-console-to-check-the-value-of-a-variable/18372 "2016-07-07T23:33:58Z")\
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# [Use the JavaScript Console to Check the Value of a Variable](https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/debugging/use-the-javascript-console-to-check-the-value-of-a-variable)

> **Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide)**
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> ## Solutions
> 
> ```js
> let a = 5;
> let b = 1;
> a++;
> // Add your code below this line
> 
> let sumAB = a + b;
> console.log(sumAB);
> 
> console.log(a);
> 
> ```

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