Cart total floating point
Review this JavaScript cart total + tax routine.
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1function total(items, taxRate) {
2 let sum = 0;
3 for (const it of items) {
4 sum += it.price * it.qty;
5 }
6 const withTax = sum * (1 + taxRate);
7 return Math.round(withTax * 100) / 100;
8}
9// total([{price: 0.1, qty: 3}], 0) -> ?
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