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

J Quinn
J Quinn
2,439 Points
Posted by J Quinn
J Quinn
2,439 Points

How is this wrong?

It runs nicely on my desktop, but not for the ruby basic exercise. Please help.

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

1 Answer

Jacob Herrington
Jacob Herrington
15,835 Points
Jacob Herrington
Jacob Herrington
15,835 Points

Really close! You clearly understand the math that goes into this question, you're just struggling with the flow of the program.

Think about what you are asking the computer to do from an algorithmic standpoint:

def mod(a, b)
  # Do some math
  # Save the results of that math
  # Return some results based on the math
end

I'm betting you might already have noticed the problem, but in case you didn't here is the code. I'm sure you'll realize how easily fixed your mistake is:

def mod(a, b)
  c = a % b                                                # Do some math, save the results
  return "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}."  # Return some results
end