David Spitzer wrote: > puts 'Hello what is you\'re Favorite Number?' Well, there's your /first/ syntax error. > puts 'I think ' + (number.to_i + 1) + ' may be a better favorite number > though...' Since "+" can mean either "concatenate strings" or "add numbers", you need a "to_s" there, just as you needed "to_i" before trying arithmetic. -- John W. Kennedy "Though a Rothschild you may be In your own capacity, As a Company you've come to utter sorrow-- But the Liquidators say, 'Never mind--you needn't pay,' So you start another company to-morrow!" -- Sir William S. Gilbert. "Utopia Limited"