// ` ` or a string literal allows you to include javascript in a string easily
a = 3
//instead of:
console.log("the value of a is " + a)
//you can use a string literal:
console.log("the value of a is ${a}")
//you can use javascript
a = 3
b= 5
console.log("a is ${a}, b is ${b}, and a plus b is ${a + b}.")