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Hi all, This must be such a beginner''s problem, but I can''t figure it out. I''m pulling two integers out of a database, and i want to divide one value with the other, but i keep getting an error about operating on strings. Here''s the code - low_freq = unsorted.last.freq high_freq = unsorted.first.freq divider = high_freq / low_freq In my view, if i display the contents of low_freq or high_freq there is indeed an integer in there. Can someone help a newb? cheers -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.