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

Posted by Brian M
Brian M
272 Points

why isnt this working?

irb(main):014:0> def mod(a, b) irb(main):015:1> #write your code here irb(main):016:1* puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{a % b}." irb(main):017:1> end => nil irb(main):018:0> mod(400, 1000) The remainder of 400 divided by 1000 is 400. => nil

1 Answer

Sanjay Patel
Sanjay Patel
12,501 Points
Sanjay Patel
Sanjay Patel
12,501 Points

Hey Brian,

It looks like your function is working correctly. Could you be more specific about what's not working? If you mean the result of 400 % 1000, then I think it's working correctly.

400 % 100 => 400

This is because in Ruby, integer division will return 0 for a smaller number divided by a larger number.

400 / 1000 => 0 (the remainder is therefore 400)