diff --git a/add_up.rb b/add_up.rb
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+++ b/add_up.rb
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+def add_up(i)
+    sum = 0
+    for  a in 1..i do 
+        sum = sum + a
+    end
+
+    puts sum 
+
+end
+
+add_up(11)
+add_up(23)
+add_up(54)
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diff --git a/full_name.rb b/full_name.rb
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+++ b/full_name.rb
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+name = []
+
+puts "Please enter your first name?"
+first_name = gets.chomp
+name << first_name
+
+puts "Please enter your middle name?"
+middle_name = gets.chomp
+name << middle_name
+
+puts "Please enter your last name?"
+last_name = gets.chomp
+name << last_name
+
+print "Hello,"
+name.each {|item| print " " + item} 
+print "!"
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diff --git a/leap_year.rb b/leap_year.rb
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+++ b/leap_year.rb
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+def leap_year
+puts "starting year?"
+startingYear= gets.chomp.to_i
+
+puts "ending year?"
+endingYear = gets.chomp.to_i
+
+for i in startingYear..endingYear do 
+    if i % 4 == 0 and !(i % 100 == 0 ) or i % 400 == 0
+         puts i
+ 
+end
+i +=1 
+end
+end
+leap_year
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diff --git a/sorted_words.rb b/sorted_words.rb
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+++ b/sorted_words.rb
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+
+def sorted_words
+    words = [] 
+    print "Hi! I am a word sorting program \nPlease enter the words to be sorted "
+
+    loop do 
+    input = gets.chomp
+        words << input 
+        break if input.empty?
+        print "Would you like to enter another word? If not, press enter to exit the word sorting program: "
+    end 
+    
+    puts "Sorted list!\n* #{(words.length - 1)}*"
+    sleep 1
+
+    puts "Here is your sorted list #{words.sort.reject!(&:empty?).join(', ')}" 
+end
+
+sorted_words