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11,964 PointsIderation with Times
Challenge Task 1 of 1
Print anything to standard output using the puts method 5 times by calling the times method on the number 5.
Bummer! NameError: undefined local variable or method `item' for main:Object
contact = {
"name" => "Mike The Frog",
"phone_number" => "555-1212"
}
5.times do |contact|
puts "#{item}"
end
1 Answer
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 PointsYou got the NameError because item
variable wasn't defined anywhere in the code.
This problem is actually pretty easy, only requirement is the use of times method, and you may output anything, so the easiest way to solve it would be.
5.times do
puts "hello"
end
Hope it helps