diff --git a/problems/everyOtherLetter.js b/problems/everyOtherLetter.js
index e6172e1..f4aba03 100644
--- a/problems/everyOtherLetter.js
+++ b/problems/everyOtherLetter.js
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 /**
  * Returns a new string with every other letter.
  * @param {string} str - a string
- * @returns {str} - 
+ * @returns {str} -
  *
  * ex: everyOtherLetter("mississippi") //=> "msispi"
  *
  */
 
-function everyOtherLetter() {}
+function everyOtherLetter(str) {
+  let newStr = "";
+  str.split(" ").forEach((i) => {
+    if (i % 2 === 0) {
+      newStr += str[i];
+    }
+  });
+  return newStr;
+}
 
 module.exports = everyOtherLetter;
diff --git a/problems/howManyTargets.js b/problems/howManyTargets.js
index 5843ec5..5e921cb 100644
--- a/problems/howManyTargets.js
+++ b/problems/howManyTargets.js
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
  *
  */
 
-function howManyTargets() {}
+function howManyTargets(array, tar) {
+  let count = 0;
+  array.forEach((el) => {
+    if (el === tar) {
+      count += 1;
+    }
+  });
+  return count;
+}
 
 module.exports = howManyTargets;