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

david kennedy
david kennedy
2,291 Points
Posted by david kennedy
david kennedy
2,291 Points

Don't understand why this is wrong: “The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}.” end

def mod(a, b) puts a % b “The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}.” end

method.rb 
def mod(a, b)
  c = puts a % b
  “The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}.”
end

2 Answers

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points

Hey there,

you're trying to save the puts statement inside of the variable c. However you want to save the remainder in the c variable so you should leave away the puts and just calculate it. I also noticed that you're not using "normal" quotes, that's also the reason why the code highlighting doesn't work correctly. Make sure to use the right quotes and it should look like this:

def mod(a, b)
  c = a % b
  "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}."
end

I hope that helps, if you have further questions feel free to ask! :)

david kennedy
david kennedy
2,291 Points
david kennedy
david kennedy
2,291 Points

Great! thanks so much that completely makes sense.