diff --git a/data.js/grades.js b/data.js/grades.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8abd6c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data.js/grades.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const grades = [{
+    assignmentName: 'calculator',
+    studentName: 'kevin',
+    score: 65
+}, {
+    assignmentName: 'fantasy',
+    studentName: 'lisa',
+    score: 78
+}, {
+    assignmentName: 'hazy',
+    studentName: 'kevin',
+    score: 90
+}, {
+    assignmentName: 'challenge',
+    studentName: 'lisa',
+    score: 82
+}, {
+    assignmentName: 'perfect',
+    studentName: 'lisa',
+    score: 96
+}]
+
+module.exports = {
+    grades
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 856a122..388a2d5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
             - Use 2 distinct student names
 
  */
+const { grades } = require("./data.js/grades")
+
+console.log( {grades} )
 
  /**
 
@@ -38,9 +41,18 @@
         Update `gradeTotal` so it increases value for each item in the array
 
  */
- const gradeTotal = 0
+// expect gradeTotal = 411
+
+ let gradeTotal = 0
+
+ for (let i = 0; i < grades.length; i++) {
+     gradeTotal += grades[i].score
+ }
+ console.log( {gradeTotal} )
 
 
+ 
+
  /**
  
     Using reduce
@@ -50,4 +62,9 @@
         Replace `null` below with the use of `reduce`
  
   */
-  gradeTotal = null
+ gradeTotal = grades.reduce( (total, grade) => {
+     console.log(total, grade)
+     return total + grade.score
+ }, 0 )
+
+ console.log(gradeTotal)