def ack(m, n) if m == 0 then n + 1 elsif n == 0 then ack(m - 1, 1) else ack(m - 1, ack(m, n - 1)) end end def the_answer_to_life_the_universe_and_everything (ack(3,7).to_s.split(//).inject(0){|s,x| s+x.to_i}.to_s + "2" ).to_i end answer = the_answer_to_life_the_universe_and_everything