FAQ: The Zen of Ruby - Conditional Assignment

This community-built FAQ covers the “Conditional Assignment” exercise from the lesson “The Zen of Ruby”.

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I don’t really understand the question/task for this exercise. Can anyone help explain it in plain English? Maybe I’m struggling with the jargon, but it feels like the task is a bit vague.

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This is a recap exercise, if you don’t remember you can always revisit the exercise which explains the concept:

https://www.codecademy.com/courses/learn-ruby/lessons/the-zen-of-ruby/exercises/conditional-assignment

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