How do I define a third variable in Ruby when there are only 2 arguments allowed?

Question

I am supposed to be putting the term "The remainder of a divided by b is c", I am able to define what number a and b is but I am not sure how to define c as being the sum of a divided by b? I keep on thinking I have it figured out and it just gets messier. I'm probably missing something small and obvious.

method.rb

def mod(a, b)
  #write your code here
  puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{a % b}"
end

puts mod(4, 2)

Answer 1 · 2016-05-20T01:13:59Z

May 20, 2016 1:13am

You need to store the result of a%b in c. Right now you are doing the math in the output string. Store the result in c, then output c.

Answer 2 · 2016-05-20T01:58:02Z

May 20, 2016 1:58am

Defining a new variable is just assigning it in ruby. New variable within methods are only valid within the method (local).

def mod(a, b)
  #write your code here
  c = a%b # creates a variable name c and assigns the value of the remainder to it.
  puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}"
end

puts mod(4, 2)

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