diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index 39a7688..5c049f5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 //= require bootstrap
 //= require turbolinks
 //= require_tree .
+//= require jquery
 //= require moment
 //= require bootstrap-datetimepicker
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/calculations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/calculations_controller.rb
index 0df2d0f..f143fcc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/calculations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/calculations_controller.rb
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ def word_count
     # ================================================================================
 
 
-    @word_count = "Replace this string with your answer."
+    @word_count = @text.split.count
 
-    @character_count_with_spaces = "Replace this string with your answer."
+    @character_count_with_spaces = @text.size
 
-    @character_count_without_spaces = "Replace this string with your answer."
+    @character_count_without_spaces = @text.gsub(" ","").size
 
-    @occurrences = "Replace this string with your answer."
+    @occurrences = @text.downcase.gsub(/[^a-z0-9\s]/i,"").split.count(@special_word.downcase)
 
     # ================================================================================
     # Your code goes above.
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ def loan_payment
     # The principal value the user input is in the decimal @principal.
     # ================================================================================
 
-    @monthly_payment = "Replace this string with your answer."
+    @apr_decimal = @apr/1200
+    @monthly_payment = (@apr_decimal/(1-(1+@apr_decimal)**(-1*@years*12)))*@principal
 
     # ================================================================================
     # Your code goes above.
@@ -60,12 +61,12 @@ def time_between
     #   number of seconds as a result.
     # ================================================================================
 
-    @seconds = "Replace this string with your answer."
-    @minutes = "Replace this string with your answer."
-    @hours = "Replace this string with your answer."
-    @days = "Replace this string with your answer."
-    @weeks = "Replace this string with your answer."
-    @years = "Replace this string with your answer."
+    @seconds = @ending-@starting
+    @minutes = @seconds/60
+    @hours = @minutes/60
+    @days = @hours/24
+    @weeks = @days/7
+    @years = @weeks/52 #hopefully this is done
 
     # ================================================================================
     # Your code goes above.