diff --git a/javascript-practice/src/cSwitchStatements/switchStatements.test.js b/javascript-practice/src/cSwitchStatements/switchStatements.test.js
index 40a3f57e7cf8a5370452880ad7d03d2394642582..7f867a454f4da8987d0c66486e3e43ad30c419a2 100644
--- a/javascript-practice/src/cSwitchStatements/switchStatements.test.js
+++ b/javascript-practice/src/cSwitchStatements/switchStatements.test.js
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@ import { decodeCountingNumber } from './switchStatements.js';
 
 describe('the `decodeCountingNumber` function', () => {
   test('correctly interprets the word "zero"', () => {
-    expect(decodeCountingNumber('zero')).toBe('The word "zero" is associated with the meaning `0`.');
+    expect(decodeCountingNumber('zero')).toBe('The word "zero" is associated with the meaning 0.');
   });
   test('correctly interprets the word "one"', () => {
-    expect(decodeCountingNumber('one')).toBe('The word "one" is associated with the meaning `1`.');
+    expect(decodeCountingNumber('one')).toBe('The word "one" is associated with the meaning 1.');
   });
   test('correctly interprets the word "two"', () => {
-    expect(decodeCountingNumber('two')).toBe('The word "two" is associated with the meaning `2`.');
+    expect(decodeCountingNumber('two')).toBe('The word "two" is associated with the meaning 2.');
   });
   test('correctly interprets the word "three"', () => {
-    expect(decodeCountingNumber('three')).toBe('The word "three" is associated with the meaning `3`.');
+    expect(decodeCountingNumber('three')).toBe('The word "three" is associated with the meaning 3.');
   });
   test('correctly interprets the word "four"', () => {
-    expect(decodeCountingNumber('four')).toBe('The word "four" is associated with the meaning `4`.');
+    expect(decodeCountingNumber('four')).toBe('The word "four" is associated with the meaning 4.');
   });
   test('correctly interprets the word "five"', () => {
-    expect(decodeCountingNumber('five')).toBe('The word "five" is associated with the meaning `undefined`.');
+    expect(decodeCountingNumber('five')).toBe('The word "five" is associated with the meaning undefined.');
   });
 });