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Quinton Casburn
15,201 PointsHaving trouble understanding this question
The question is stated as follows: Set the variable product to be a multiple of the variables a and b.
I am being asked to set product to the sum of a and b because "and" signifies addition of the variables a and b. Then to set the variable product to be a multiple of that addition. The exponent value is not noted so I am assuming you are expected to make one up.
Unfortunately this code is not correct and I'm not quite sure if I am just not reading the question incorrectly or something else.
a = 6
b = 2
sum = a + b
product = sum ** 2
1 Answer
andren
28,558 PointsYou are indeed misunderstanding the question, specifically you have read far more into the use of the word "and" than was intended. They just want you to set product equal to the result of multiplying a and b together. In other words they just want product to be a multiplied with b. Also in Ruby ** is used to raise a number to the power of something, not to multiply a number. To multiply you just use *. Like this:
a = 6
b = 2
product = a * b
Quinton Casburn
15,201 PointsQuinton Casburn
15,201 PointsThanks for your help Andren!
I just finished a college algebra class so, I guess my brain is a little fried. LOL