diff --git a/lib/array_equals.rb b/lib/array_equals.rb
index 58e8369..d0ee6f8 100644
--- a/lib/array_equals.rb
+++ b/lib/array_equals.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
 # Determines if the two input arrays have the same count of elements
 # and the same integer values in the same exact order
+require 'pry'
 def array_equals(array1, array2)
-  raise NotImplementedError
+  i = 0
+  outputs = []
+  if array1.to_s != array2.to_s
+  #     ouput = true
+  # if array1.length != array2.length
+    return false
+  else
+    if array1 == nil && array1 == array2
+      return true
+    else
+      array1.each do |element|
+      if element == array2[i]
+        i += 1
+        output = true
+        outputs << output
+      else
+        output = false
+        outputs << output
+      end
+    end
+    outputs.each do |output|
+      if output == false
+        return false
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
+  return true
+end
+
+array1 = [1, 2, 3]
+array2 = [1, 2, 3]
+p array_equals(array1, array2)