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

Posted by Marguerite Holden
Marguerite Holden
6,075 Points

Please can someone help me?

def mod(a, b) puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}:" return a % b end

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 and b is your "b" variable and "c" is the value of a % b.

method.rb 
def mod(a, b)
  puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}:"
  return a % b 
end

2 Answers

jacobproffer
jacobproffer
24,604 Points

Hey Marguerite,

At the moment, your variable 'c' doesn't exist. In this case, you'd want to declare the 'c' variable and assign it the remainder of a divided by b (Using the modulus operator), like so:

c = a % b

Then, you can simply return the required sentence instead of printing it:

c = a % b
return "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}."
Marguerite Holden
Marguerite Holden
6,075 Points
Marguerite Holden
Marguerite Holden
6,075 Points

Thanks so much. for your help!