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

JonPaul Ferzacca
JonPaul Ferzacca
1,011 Points

making a % b = c I am unclear on how to make c the value of a % b in a method

In the previous challenge, we wrote a method that returned the remainder of two arguments when divided. That's cool, but it would be nicer if the method returned the remainder in a nice full sentence. Use string interpolation to return the remainder inside the sentence “The remainder of a divided by b is c.” where a is your “a” variable, b is your “b” variable, and c is the value of a % b.

this is the question but I don't understand how to do this

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

puts c = mod(2, 3)

1 Answer

Almost. They want you to return a formatted String.

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