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

Cory Wang
Cory Wang
1,848 Points
Posted by Cory Wang
Cory Wang
1,848 Points

Why is my method not returning as a nicely formatted string?

When I try my code in workspaces, it seems to work fine. Does anyone know why this doesn't work for the Code Challenge?

method.rb 
def mod(a, b)
  c = a % b
  puts "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{c}."
  return puts
end
William Schultz
William Schultz
2,926 Points
William Schultz
William Schultz
2,926 Points

I don't know Ruby, but it is looking for this:

def mod(a, b)

return "The remainder of #{a} divided by #{b} is #{a % b}."

end

Tested and worked.

2 Answers

Abdullah Althobetey
Abdullah Althobetey
18,216 Points
Abdullah Althobetey
Abdullah Althobetey
18,216 Points

puts always return nil. It prints the string to the console then return nil.

Cory Wang
Cory Wang
1,848 Points
Cory Wang
Cory Wang
1,848 Points

Thanks guys! Appreciate the help.