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Ruby Ruby Basics (Retired) Ruby Numbers Multiplication and Division

Caleb Kleveter
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Caleb Kleveter
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Posted by Caleb Kleveter
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 Points

Decimals.

I noticed in my browsing of ruby that if I divide 7 by 3 I get a whole number, not a decimal. How do I get a decimal in division?

2 Answers

Joshua Shroy
Joshua Shroy
9,943 Points

Hi Caleb,

You can divide the number into a decimal by adding one like so: 7.0 / 3

Or you can convert the whole number into a floating point using the .to_f method as shown: 7.to_f / 3.