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Ruby Ruby Basics (Retired) Ruby Numbers Multiplication and Division

Clifford Stiber
Clifford Stiber
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Posted by Clifford Stiber
Clifford Stiber
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What is the variable product multiple of varables a and b?

How is this not c= a * b?

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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It is! :smiley: Your code is fine, but the challenge asks for something different. "Set the variable product to be a multiple of the variables a and b." If you don't use the name for the variable they give, it will fail.

product = a * b

Happy coding!