From: Phrogz Date: 2007-04-04T22:50:05+09:00 Subject: Re: Question - Numbers & Variables On Apr 3, 2:11 pm, James Edward Gray II wrote: > > puts 'Well this ' + num + ' might be better.' > > # now we need to go back to a String so we can concatenate > puts 'Well this ' + num.to_s + ' might be better.' Also, I usually find it more convenient to use string interpolation, as it implicitly calls the to_s method on the value inside it: puts "Well this #{num} might be better."