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

Posted by Lavoisier Cornerstone
Lavoisier Cornerstone
664 Points

Why is my code not returning a string in the exercise, even though the same code returns a string in the console?

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

I tried calling the method and doing it without calling it also. Help?

mod(10,20)

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

mod(10,20)

1 Answer

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

puts doesn't return the string. You need to change it to return.