Now replace <YOUR NAME> in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter.

Erene,

You probably know how print your name to the screen you use printf method such as: console.printf ("Hello, my name is Erene"); Anything between " " is text or String and will be print on the screen the way you have typed it.

In your question: Now replace <YOUR NAME> in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter. <YOUR NAME> is your actual name "Erene". firstName variable means using a variable to keep the value of your name "Erene" on it: String firstName = "Erene"; The string formatter is the %s which formats value as a string. It will format the firstName variable to String "Erene": console.printf ("Hello, my name is %s", firstName);

All what you have to do here is to simple steps: String firstName = "Erene"; console.printf ("Hello, my name is %s", firstName);

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Hope that I was able to give you any help, Amir