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Ruby Ruby Operators and Control Structures Logical Operators The And (&&) Operator

Posted by andynguyen9
andynguyen9
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&& OR

Why these codes do not work?

def check_speed(car_speed) if car_speed => 40 && car_speed <= 50 return "safe" else return "unsafe" end end

ruby.rb 
def check_speed(car_speed)
  if car_speed => 40 && car_speed <= 50
    return "safe"
    else
    return "unsafe"
  end
end

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! You have a typo which is resulting in a syntax error. You've typed => 40, but you meant to type >= 40. Yes, the order matters. Hope this helps! :sparkles: