---
id: 5ddb965c65d27e1512d44db0
title: Step 25
challengeType: 0
dashedName: step-25
---
# --description--
Use a ternary operator to assign the value of `maxCalories`. A ternary operator has the following syntax: `condition ? expressionTrue : expressionFalse`.
For example, `(5 - 3 === 4) ? "Yes" : "No"` does the same thing as the following if else statement:
```js
if (5 - 3 === 4) {
return 'Yes';
} else {
return 'No';
}
```
`document.getElementById('female').checked` will return either `true` if it is checked or `false` if it isn't. Use a ternary operator to return 2000 if it is is checked and 2500 if it is not.
# --hints--
See description above for instructions.
```js
assert(
/const\s*maxCalories\s*=\s*document\.getElementById\([\'\"\`]female[\'\"\`]\)\.checked\s*\?\s*2000\s*\:\s*2500/.test(
code
)
);
```
# --seed--
## --before-user-code--
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