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Ruby Ruby Operators and Control Structures Ruby Control Structures Else challenge

Posted by Rachel Gunn
Rachel Gunn
5,073 Points

In Ruby Track: I'm so confused!!

This quiz is confusing and didn't seem to be covered in the videos. What am I doing wrong?

Set a variable called "too_fast" equal to "true" if the car_speed is faster than the speed_limit and "false" if the car_speed is less than the speed_limit. car_speed = 55 speed_limit = 60

print "too_fast" too_fast=gets.chomp

if too_fast == "true" puts "Car is driving faster than the speed limit."

else puts "Car is driving under the speed limit."

end

ruby.rb 
car_speed = 55
speed_limit = 60
print "too_fast"
too_fast=gets.chomp

if too_fast == "true"
  puts "Car is driving faster than the speed limit."
else 
  puts "Car is driving under the speed limit."
end

1 Answer

Kevin Fitzhenry
Kevin Fitzhenry
30,096 Points
Kevin Fitzhenry
Kevin Fitzhenry
30,096 Points

I think you want to declare a variable called too_fast and set it equal to true

too_fast = true

In your code above, you are printing out "too_fast" as a string. You want to declare a variable. If the car_speed is faster than the speed_limit, then the variable remains as true, else, it's value will be switched to false.

Hopefully that helps, if not, let us know.

Kevin Fitzhenry
Kevin Fitzhenry
30,096 Points
Kevin Fitzhenry
Kevin Fitzhenry
30,096 Points 
car_speed = 55
speed_limit = 60
too_fast = true

if car_speed > speed_limit
    too_fast = true
else
    too_fast = false
end