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Will Johnson
454 PointsTurning "c" into the value of a % b.
When I run my code, I get "The remainder of 16 divided by 5 is c." How do I get it to show the remainder?
def mod(a, b)
puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is c."
return a % b
end
mod(16, 5)
2 Answers
Seth Reece
32,867 PointsHi Will,
You want to set c = a % b, then return the string "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}."
Seth Reece
32,867 PointsHi will,
You want to return the string, not print it. e.g.
def mod(a, b)
c = a % b
return "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}."
end
Will Johnson
454 PointsWill Johnson
454 PointsI appreciate your help, Seth. I followed your instructions and got this message: Bummer! Make sure you return a nicely formatted string.
When I run my code in the workspace, everything appears to come out fine. Here's my code:
def mod(a, b) c = a % b puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}." return a % b end
mod(16, 5)