1. a. 0 + 3 + 6 + 9 = 18 b. 0 (it goes through the loop once, but i is 0 the first time through the loop) c. 0 + 3 + 6 + 9 = 18 (on the next iteration, i = 12, which is NOT < num) 2. i. function should return an int not a boolean ii. sum needs to have a type iii. don't forget your semi-colons! int stringLengths(String s1, String s2){ int sum = 0; sum = s1.length() + s2.length(); return sum; } (this could also be written as a single line function :)