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Ruby Ruby Basics (Retired) Ruby Methods Method Returns: Part 1

Posted by christian rylander
christian rylander
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Ruby Basics

What am I doing wrong in Ruby Basics, Method Returns: Part 1 - Task 2?

method.rb 
def mod(a, b)
  return a / b
end

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! You're returning the result of dividing two numbers. What you need to be returning is the remainder after two numbers are divided. For example, 9 divided by 4. Your code would return 2.25 But what we want it to return is 1. Nine is divisible by four two times with a remainder of one. We do this with the modulus/remainder operator.

Here's a quote from the challenge instructions

Hint: remember the "%" operator!

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

christian rylander
christian rylander
4,609 Points

Thank you! :)