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James Hyland
Courses Plus Student 8,607 PointsQuestion in reference to "Method Returns: Part 2 Objective 1"
I entered the following code: def mod(a, b) puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is: " return a % b end
puts mod(5, 3)
I receive the following notification: Bummer! Make sure you're returning a string from the mod method.
I know this code works, I created a file and ran it through my console and the output is: The remainder of 5 divided by 3 is: 2
def mod(a, b)
puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is: "
return a % b
end
puts mod(5, 3)
2 Answers
andren
28,558 PointsYour code prints the string and then returns a number, and while that might look fine in the Ruby REPL it is not in fact what the challenge is asking for. It is asking you to return the string itself, not to print it.
So the return statement should be placed before the string, you should also include the a % b part within the string itself. Like this:
def mod(a, b)
return "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is: #{a % b} "
end
James Hyland
Courses Plus Student 8,607 PointsThank you, that makes sense. I misinterpreted the challenge.