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

"Make sure to return a nicely formatted sentence."

I have no idea why my code will not pass. It should be returning exactly what the question is asking for!

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

puts mod(20, 10)

1 Answer

Rich Donnellan
MOD
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 Points

Here is a hint (bold):

Use string interpolation to return the remainder inside the sentence ...

Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,696 Points

For whatever reason, the Markdown syntax for a blockquote isn't rendering correctly.

Edit: Bug reported and confirmed.