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src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/danny_do_better_exercises/PredicateUtilities.java

      */
     public Boolean isGreaterThan(int x, int y) {
 
-        return x > y ? true:false;
+        return x > y;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return true if `x` is less than `y`
      */
     public Boolean isLessThan(int x, int y) {
-        return x < y ? true:false;
+        return x < y;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return true if `x` is greater than or equal to `y`
      */
     public Boolean isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(int x, int y) {
-        return x>=y ? true:false;
+        return x>=y;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return true if `x` is less than or equal to `y`
      */
     public Boolean isLessThanOrEqualTo(int x, int y) {
-        return x<=y? true:false;
+
+        return x<=y;
     }
 }

src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/danny_do_better_exercises/StringUtilities.java

      * @return the middle character of `inputValue`
      */
     public static Character getMiddleCharacter(String inputValue){
-        int length;
+
         int position;
         if (inputValue.length() % 2 ==0) {
             position = inputValue.length()/2-1;
-            length = 2;
+
 
         } else {
             position = inputValue.length()/2;
-            length = 1;
+
         }
 
         return inputValue.charAt(position);