# What Reduce method is doing here

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/what-reduce-method-is-doing-here/523907>\
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**Created:** [July 1, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/what-reduce-method-is-doing-here/523907 "2022-07-01T12:59:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![lasjorg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/lasjorg/32/280761_2.png) [@lasjorg](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/lasjorg)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/what-reduce-method-is-doing-here/523907/3 "2022-07-01T16:08:33Z")

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I’ve edited your post for readability. When you enter a code block into a forum post, please precede it with a separate line of three backticks and follow it with a separate line of three backticks to make it easier to read.

You can also use the “preformatted text” tool in the editor (`</>`) to add backticks around text.

 ![Pre-formatted-text](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/1/b/1b18854f1059217f29370444396145cc3a0cd8ae.gif)

See [this post](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/forum-code-formatting/25574) to find the backtick on your keyboard.  
**Note:** Backticks (`) are not single quotes (').

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