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Ruby Ruby Basics (Retired) Ruby Numbers Multiplication and Division

Chris Wood
Chris Wood
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Posted by Chris Wood
Chris Wood
9,037 Points

not sure what they are looking for.

I am not sure what it is looking for?

variable.rb 
a = 6
b = 2
c = a + b

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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First, they want the variable to be named product. Yours is named "c". Secondly, they want the product which is the result of multiplication... not addition. Try it again with these hints in mind.

Chris Wood
Chris Wood
9,037 Points
Chris Wood
Chris Wood
9,037 Points

Thanks I did have * before I must have miss typed when redoing it. I was pulling my hair out calling it all sorts of things when it should be called product!