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

Brian Patterson
Brian Patterson
19,588 Points
Posted by Brian Patterson
Brian Patterson
19,588 Points

Not sure why I am getting a syntax error.

def mod(a, b)
  #write your code here
  puts  “The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is c.”
  return a % b  
end

Not sure why I am getting a syntax error?

2 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Brian,

It wants you to return the string, not puts it. So, you use string interpolation for a, b and c.

Something like:

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

I hope that helps,

Steve.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Indeed, you don't need to use c at all, you can interpolate the result of the mod operator:

return "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{a % b}."
Brian Patterson
Brian Patterson
19,588 Points
Brian Patterson
Brian Patterson
19,588 Points

Thank you for your reply.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

No problem, Brian. Glad you got it fixed. :-)

Steve.

Ethan Weeks
Ethan Weeks
15,352 Points
Ethan Weeks
Ethan Weeks
15,352 Points

You are very close but the challenge is looking for the string to be returned. First we have to declare c to be the remainder of a modulo b Second we return our string with all the variables inserted.

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