diff --git a/square_array.rb b/square_array.rb
index 852a8fe32..902a7dc4e 100644
--- a/square_array.rb
+++ b/square_array.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 def square_array(array)
   # your code here
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+  newarray = []
+  array.each do |element| 
+    newarray.push(element ** 2)
+  end
+  return newarray
+end
+