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Ruby Ruby Basics Conditionals A Better "check_speed" Method

Mika Laakso
Mika Laakso
4,222 Points
Posted by Mika Laakso
Mika Laakso
4,222 Points

The code is not working

It seems that everything is okay, but it does not work.

program.rb 
def check_speed(speed)
  if speed < 45
    puts "too slow"
  elsif speed >= 45
    puts "speed OK"
  else speed > 60
    puts "too fast"
  end
end
Mihkel Pajunen
Mihkel Pajunen
8,017 Points

Your second if-clause will always evaluate to true if the speed is 45 or greater. This means that a speed of 60 would output: "speed OK", as would a speed of 100. You want to limit the second if-clause to a range of 45 - 60. This can be achieved with the following code:

elsif speed >= 45 && speed <= 60

This statement will match speeds greater or equal to 45 and lesser or equal to 60.

1 Answer

Mika Laakso
Mika Laakso
4,222 Points
Mika Laakso
Mika Laakso
4,222 Points

Thank you Mihkel.