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John Wise
1,128 PointsProblem with embedding return in interpolated string
Hello
I'm unable to complete the Method returns part 2 as I can't seem to embed the remainder return in a string. The task calls for only two arguments(a, b) so I'm unsure if I'm assigning a "c" value erroneously. I don't know exactly where the problem lies in my code.
best regards John
def mod(a, b)
puts "The remainder of #{a} % #{b} is #{c}."
return a % b = c
end
2 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 PointsHey John,
There are a couple of issues here:
The challenge wants you to return the string, but you are using
puts.The challenge didn't ask to return the equation, so that line needs to go. (You could assign the calculation to the variable c
c = a % b, but the line would need to be above the interpolated string. If it's below, the string has no idea those variables exist. However, this isn't how the challenge is worded, and the challenges are very picky and strict.)The calculation needs to be done inside of the interpolated string.
Below is the corrected code for you to review. If it's still not quite clear, I do recommend a quick review of the previous video, as interpolation and equations become a bit more prominent in future lessons.
def mod(a, b)
return "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{a % b}."
end
Keep Coding!
John Wise
1,128 PointsThank you so much Jason. That helped.