diff --git a/beyoncesAccountant.js b/beyoncesAccountant.js
index 4029517..d5bdf5b 100644
--- a/beyoncesAccountant.js
+++ b/beyoncesAccountant.js
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
+var totalSum = 500 + 750 + 3000 + 5100 + 12980 + 9087 + 50000;
+
 console.log("Dear Beyonce,")
 console.log("We have calculated your total earnings this year.")
-console.log("You have earned " + beyoncesMoney)
-console.log("Of" + 500 + 750 + 3000 + 5100 + 12980 + 9087 + 50000 + " some portion derives from your live performances.")
-console.log("Of" + 500 + 750 + 3000 + 5100 + 12980 + 9087 + 50000 + " some portion derives from music sales.")
-
-
-// DON'T DO THIS PART YET:
-// Now that we understand what a variable is
-// rewrite the above lines of code using a variable to store the
-// total sum, so that you don't have to add up all those numbers three times
-
-
+console.log("You have earned " + totalSum)
+console.log("Of" + totalSum + " some portion derives from your live performances.")
+console.log("Of" + totalSum + " some portion derives from music sales.")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index 6bb78ca..0d5ff5b 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function NameofFunction() {
 }
 
 function addNumbers(num1, num2, num3, num4) {
-  num1 + num2 + num3 + num4
+  return num1 + num2 + num3 + num4
 }