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

cat kim
cat kim
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Posted by cat kim
cat kim
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What does "nicely formatted string" mean?

I'm on Challenge about creating methods with two arguments and demonstrating string interpolation within it. Here's where I am... when I submit, error sign says "Make sure you return a nicely formatted string" ..umm... isn't my string nicely formatted??

can anybody help?

method.rb 
def mod(a, b)
  return a%b
  c = a%b
  return "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}."
end

1 Answer

Jason Anello
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Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi cat,

You do have a nicely formatted string. However, you have an earlier return statement which makes the next 2 lines of code unreachable. Take out that first return and you should be fine.