ex24.rb

puts "Let's practice everything."
puts 'You\'d need to know \'bout escapes with \\ that do \n new lines and \t tabs.'

poem = <<END
\tThe lovely world
with logic so firmly planted
cannot discern \n the needs of love
nor comprehend passion from intuition
and require an explanation
\n\t\twhere there is none.
END

puts "--------------"
puts poem
puts "--------------"

five = 10 - 2 + 3 - 6
puts "This should be five: #{five}"

def secret_formula(started)
    jelly_beans = started * 500
    jars = jelly_beans / 1000
    crates = jars / 100
    return jelly_beans, jars, crates
end

start_point = 10000
beans, jars, crates = secret_formula(start_point)

puts "With a starting point of: #{start_point}"
puts "We'd have #{beans} beans, #{jars} jars, and #{crates} crates."

start_point = start_point / 10