diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3bb4d07..739a7d0 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,39 @@
 /**
  * The function below has no parameters. Instead, access the arguments from the command line.
  * The first argument passed after the filename should be either "plus" or "minus", which represents the kind of calculation that will be done. Every argument afterwards should be a number.
- * Depending on the operation, either add up all of the numbers or subtract all of the numbers, from left to right.
+ * Depending on the operation, either add up all of the numbers or subtract all of the numbers, from left to right. 🔐
  * @returns {number} The result of either adding all numbers or subtracting all numbers, depending on the arguments added to the command line.
  */
-function calculator() {}
+function calculator() {
+  let operator = process.argv[2]; //let operator = "operationName"
+  let sum = 0;
+ 
+
+  if (!operator) {//is there an operator?
+    return "No operation provided..."; //truthyness determined
+  } else if (operator !== "plus" && operator !== "minus") { //no math allowed
+    return "Invalid operation: " + operator;
+  }
+
+  const numbers = process.argv.slice(3); //look at every element after  [2]
+  //let numArray = [];
+   if (numbers.length === 0) { //are there less than 2 elements
+      //console.log("first", numbers.length)
+    return "No numbers provided...";
+  }
+
+  for( let num of numbers) { //iterate through [3] onwards
+   if (operator === "plus") {
+      sum += Number(num); //accumulate everything including && after [3]
+      }
+      else if (operator === "minus") {
+        return sum = numbers.reduce((previousVal, currentVal) => Number(previousVal) - Number(currentVal)) //accummulate the difference of numbers
+      }
+      } 
+  return sum;
+}
+
+calculator();
 
 // Don't change anything below this line.
 module.exports = calculator;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4d451a9..e0f6e26 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2873,13 +2873,10 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-2.2.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "2.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-2.2.3.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "minimist": "^1.2.5"
-      },
       "bin": {
         "json5": "lib/cli.js"
       },
@@ -3022,9 +3019,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/minimatch": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
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@@ -3033,12 +3030,6 @@
         "node": "*"
       }
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-    "node_modules/minimist": {
-      "version": "1.2.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jsjnk4bw3YJqYzbdyBiNsPWHPfO++UGG749Cxs6peCu5Xg4nrena6OVxOYxrQTqww0Jmwt+Ref8rggumkTLz9Q==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -6180,13 +6171,10 @@
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-      "version": "2.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-2.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-f+8cldu7X/y7RAJurMEJmdoKXGB/X550w2Nr3tTbezL6RwEE/iMcm+tZnXeoZtKuOq6ft8+CqzEkrIgx1fPoQA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "minimist": "^1.2.5"
-      }
+      "version": "2.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-2.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XmOWe7eyHYH14cLdVPoyg+GOH3rYX++KpzrylJwSW98t3Nk+U8XOl8FWKOgwtzdb8lXGf6zYwDUzeHMWfxasyg==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "kleur": {
       "version": "3.0.3",
@@ -6290,20 +6278,14 @@
       "dev": true
     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
       }
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jsjnk4bw3YJqYzbdyBiNsPWHPfO++UGG749Cxs6peCu5Xg4nrena6OVxOYxrQTqww0Jmwt+Ref8rggumkTLz9Q==",
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