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    Getting the Ruby method lingo down

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    The Method Arguments are not working, I keep getting the answer 4. Is there a work around for this assignment?

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  • katharine horlick
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  • Gary Gibson
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    Why does adding arguments ruin my method? (Ruby)

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  • Strahinja Rodic
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  • Julia Randall
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    code does not run in console says syntax error

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  • Austin Hess
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    when I run this code in the console, it does not give me an answer.

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  • Gareth Powell
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    Is a method in Ruby the same as a function in other programming languages?

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  • Aaron Williamson
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    The number of arguments that a method takes is called what?

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