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Ruby Ruby Operators and Control Structures Ruby Operators Greater Than

lucia Antonow
lucia Antonow
7,913 Points
Posted by lucia Antonow
lucia Antonow
7,913 Points

a greater than b

I am taking the challenge nand it says is a greater than b and I am writing "a" > "b" which I know is false but then when I write "b" < "a" it won't let me . What am I doing wrong?

"b" > "a"
lucia Antonow
lucia Antonow
7,913 Points
lucia Antonow
lucia Antonow
7,913 Points

also I am writing that but it won't let me, should I do an if statement?

1 Answer

Owen Tran
Owen Tran
6,822 Points
Owen Tran
Owen Tran
6,822 Points

the quotes are turning your variables into strings, remove them.