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

Posted by Nisha Binoy
Nisha Binoy
3,114 Points

Not able to proceed

For the question: Use string interpolation to return the remainder inside the sentence “The remainder of a divided by b is c.” where a is your “a” variable, b is your “b” variable, and c is the value of a % b.. This is the code I wrote: def mod(a, b)
puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is"
return a % b end puts mod(3,2). The code seems to be verified and the result displayed but the 'recheck' work doesnt allow me to proceed with this error "The return string is not nicely formatted" tried various combinations but could not proceed

method.rb 
def mod(a, b)

       puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is"

return  a % b
end


puts mod(3,2)

2 Answers

Ian Bowers
Ian Bowers
3,665 Points
Ian Bowers
Ian Bowers
3,665 Points

You're probably missing a space behind #{b} is"

Nisha Binoy
Nisha Binoy
3,114 Points
Nisha Binoy
Nisha Binoy
3,114 Points

Thanks for your reply..I just tried various combinations and finally I understood that I was supposed to give the 'return' statement as a string instead of the 'puts'. When I did that it passed through successfully.