for some reason line 6 doesnt work.i converted it into a integer but still i get the error ". How_old_are_you?.rb:6:in `*': String can't be coerced into Fixnum (TypeError) from How_old_are_you?.rb:6 " the * should work because i tried it. or if someone could tell me how to do an input as a integer that would be great. but i would see of that would have to work... -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.