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Ruby Ruby Operators and Control Structures Logical Operators The And (&&) Operator

luke brusseau
luke brusseau
2,268 Points
Posted by luke brusseau
luke brusseau
2,268 Points

The && operator

I'm having a brain fart here! Someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks!!

ruby.rb 
def check_speed(car_speed)
  if (car_speed >= 40) && (car_speed <= 50)
    then check_speed = "safe"
 end

2 Answers

James Attree
James Attree
7,906 Points
James Attree
James Attree
7,906 Points

You're not returning the correct answer. The && section is absolutely fine.

What you want to do is return a string "safe". You do this with the return keyword.

Hope this helps.

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

The answer is:

  1. remove the "then" keyword.
  2. add the keyword "end" to the end of the "if" block.