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+// You technically don't need to declare the variable type
+let isBoolean: boolean = true;
+let isBooleanInferred = true;
+
+// TypeScript uses 'number' for all numeric values
+let decimal: number = 6;
+let hex: number = 0xf00d;
+let binary: number = 0b1010;
+let octal: number = 0o744;
+let float: number = 3.14;
+
+// String works with single, double, or backticks
+let color: string = "purple";
+let favorite_color = "blue";