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

Henry Dashwood
PLUS
Henry Dashwood
Courses Plus Student 4,336 Points
Posted by Henry Dashwood
Henry Dashwood
Courses Plus Student 4,336 Points

Could someone explain where I am going wrong on this method question?

My code is attached. I'm struggling to to get a, b and c to be recognised in the sentence.

method.rb 
def mod(a, b)
  c = a % b
  return c 
  puts "The remainder of {a} divided by {b} is {c}"

end

2 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Hey Henry,

Sorry no one got to you sooner.

There are a few things going wrong with the code you have. One a syntax error and three that either the challenge didn't ask for but you added or the challenge asked for and is missing. Challenges are very picky and very specific in the instructions.

First, the challenge didn't ask for a return statement for the c value, so the return c just needs to be deleted. Second, the challenge wants the sentence returned, and you are using puts. Third, the sentence needs to end in a period, so just add one for the challenge.

And the syntax error. When interpolating variables in strings, you need to prefix the {} with a pound sign, so it looks like #{variable}

The corrected code is below for you. Have a look, and I hope it makes sense.

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

:dizzy: