many ways

choose_your_best.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

array=[1,2,0,3,3,5,0,4]
value_to_search = 3
total = 0

# ruby one-line
array.each { |value| total += 1 if value == value_to_search}

# ruby multiple
array.each do |value|
      total += 1 if value == value_to_search
end

# ruby in a perlish-way
array.each { |value|
  total +=1 if value == value_to_search
}

# silly stuff
array.each do |value| total=+1 if value == value_to_search end

puts "\"#{value_to_search}\" is #{total} time(s) in array"