diff --git a/lib/array_equals.rb b/lib/array_equals.rb
index 58e8369..5cd421d 100644
--- a/lib/array_equals.rb
+++ b/lib/array_equals.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Determines if the two input arrays have the same count of elements
 # and the same integer values in the same exact order
-def array_equals(array1, array2)
-  raise NotImplementedError
-end
+# def array_equals(array1, array2)
+#   raise NotImplementedError
+# end
+
+# Do the two [input] arrays have the same count [elements]
+# and the same integer values in the same exact order
+def array_equals(arr1, arr2)
+  if (arr1 == [] && arr2 == [] || arr1 == nil && arr2 == nil)
+    return true
+  elsif arr1 == nil || arr2 == nil || arr1.length != arr2.length
+    return false 
+  else
+    arr1.length.times do |num|
+      if arr1[num] != arr2[num]
+        return false
+      end
+  end
+  return true
+  end
+end
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