From: sto.mar@... Date: 2012-09-05T01:24:41+09:00 Subject: Re: how to sum element of array Am 04.09.2012 10:19, schrieb Edward QU: > a_array=[2,4,6,8,10] > I want to sum the elements of the array: > 2+4+6+8+10 > how to write the script? If I have no idea how to start, I usually ask Google first... try "sum elements array ruby". You will often find your questions already answered on Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1538789/how-to-sum-array-members-in-ruby (In my case, it was the second link from the search results.) --