diff --git a/data/grades.js b/data/grades.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acfb4ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/grades.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+const grades = [{
+  assignmentName: 'Assignment 1',
+  studentName: 'Nicholas',
+  score: 75
+}, {
+    assignmentName: 'Assignment 1',
+    studentName: 'Michael',
+    score: 80
+}, {
+    assignmentName: 'Assignment 2',
+    studentName: 'Nicholas',
+    score: 90
+}, {
+    assignmentName: 'Assignment 2',
+    studentName: 'Michael',
+    score: 100
+}, {
+    assignmentName: 'Assignment 3',
+    studentName: 'Nicholas',
+    score: 85
+  }, {
+    assignmentName: 'Assignment 3',
+    studentName: 'Michael',
+    score: 65
+}]
+
+module.exports = {
+  grades
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 856a122..227f938 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -30,17 +30,25 @@
 
  */
 
+const { grades } = require('./data/grades')
+
+
+
  /**
 
+
+ 
     Looping using your preferred looping syntax and updating a shared variable
  
     2) Loop through the grades data using a for loop.
         Update `gradeTotal` so it increases value for each item in the array
 
  */
- const gradeTotal = 0
-
-
+let gradeTotal = 0
+grades.forEach( (grade) => {
+    gradeTotal += grade.score
+})
+console.log( {gradeTotal} )
  /**
  
     Using reduce
@@ -50,4 +58,16 @@
         Replace `null` below with the use of `reduce`
  
   */
-  gradeTotal = null
+
+// function totalGrade(grades) {
+//     return grades.reduce((acc, grade) => { return acc = acc + grade.score }, 0)
+// }
+// 
+
+gradeTotal = grades.reduce( (total, grade) => {
+    console.log(total)
+    return total + grade.score
+    
+}, 0 )
+
+console.log ({gradeTotal})