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

Scheleia White
Scheleia White
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Posted by Scheleia White
Scheleia White
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I'm stuck on this one...

It looks like I've done this right, but...not.

method.rb 
def mod (a, b)
  a=10
  b=4
  c=a%b
  puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}."
end

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Before we troubleshoot this, I'd like to point out that your code is fully functional as it is. However, they are going to send you the values of a and b. You don't get to decide what a and b are equal to. And they want you to return the string, not write it to the screen. So if I copy/paste your code, delete a equals 10 and b equals 4, replace the puts with "return", your code passes! Take a look:

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