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Ruby Ruby Basics (Retired) Ruby Methods Method Returns: Part 2

Henry Dashwood
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Henry Dashwood
Courses Plus Student 4,336 Points
Posted by Henry Dashwood
Henry Dashwood
Courses Plus Student 4,336 Points

Could someone explain where I am going wrong on this method question?

My code is attached. I'm struggling to to get a, b and c to be recognised in the sentence.

method.rb 
def mod(a, b)
  c = a % b
  return c 
  puts "The remainder of {a} divided by {b} is {c}"

end

2 Answers

Alistair Mackay
Alistair Mackay
7,812 Points
Alistair Mackay
Alistair Mackay
7,812 Points

I got stuck on this one as well, the thing we both tripped on was what the question was asking and the misunderstanding of the difference between "return" & "puts".

I'm still new here, so I don't know how to link my code, that said I can link you to my original question where I got the answer to the problem.

https://teamtreehouse.com/community/stuck-on-modify-return-part-2

Hope this helps!

-PC

Kristopher Van Sant
Kristopher Van Sant
Courses Plus Student 18,830 Points
Kristopher Van Sant
Kristopher Van Sant
Courses Plus Student 18,830 Points

Hey Alistair! I moved your answer to the answer section so that it can be voted on and so that Henry can potentially mark it as "Best Answer".

Henry Dashwood
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Henry Dashwood
Courses Plus Student 4,336 Points
Henry Dashwood
Henry Dashwood
Courses Plus Student 4,336 Points

Ah yes. I see. I think we must have both been overthinking it!

Alistair Mackay
Alistair Mackay
7,812 Points
Alistair Mackay
Alistair Mackay
7,812 Points

Oh yeah, one more thing: I've found that the "help" function on the problems isn't that great on picking up on previous questions asked. The work around for me when I get stuck is to take a note of the exercise name, head to the community forum and write it in there. 9/10 someone else has been stuck on the exact same thing a week earlier.

gl & hf!

-PC