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Converting pounds to kilos and vice versa in Ruby (for teaching purposes)
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| # formulas to convert between kilos and pounds | |
| def pounds_to_kilos pounds | |
| pounds * 0.45359237 | |
| end | |
| def kilos_to_pounds kilos | |
| kilos / 0.45359237 | |
| end | |
| # print some examples to the screen | |
| puts "120 pounds in kilos is " + pounds_to_kilos(120).to_s | |
| puts "120 kilos in pounds is " + kilos_to_pounds(120).to_s |
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