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Ruby Ruby Operators and Control Structures Ruby Operators Less Than

Will Taylor Smith
Will Taylor Smith
1,370 Points
Posted by Will Taylor Smith
Will Taylor Smith
1,370 Points

Why is this not correct

I am entering this as I did in irb. I'm not sure what I'm doing incorrectly.

"b" < "a"

2 Answers

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,603 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,603 Points

Hey Will,

you have to check if the variable b is less than the variable a but you're checking if the string "b" is less than the string "a". I hope that helps, here is the working code:

b < a