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Ruby Ruby Operators and Control Structures Ruby Operators Greater Than

Posted by Jon Dolan
Jon Dolan
565 Points

How to ask if a variable is greater than another.

I did exactly what the video showed

irb(main):001:0> "a" > "b"

1 Answer

Justin Horner
STAFF
Justin Horner
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Justin Horner
Justin Horner
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hello Jon,

The challenge is asking you to compare the variables a and b but you're comparing the string "a" and "b". A comparison of variables would look like this.

a > b

I hope this helps.

Jon Dolan
Jon Dolan
565 Points

Thank you brotha!