diff --git a/markdown-version/strings.md b/markdown-version/strings.md
index 7f3b81a..9f052ad 100644
--- a/markdown-version/strings.md
+++ b/markdown-version/strings.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ x = 10
 print(f"I have told you  {x}  times to clean the floor correctly")
 # This will print I have told you 10 times to clean the floor correctly
 # This a new way of interpolating string 
-y = 'I have told you {x} times to clean the floor correctly'.format(x)
+y = 'I have told you {} times to clean the floor correctly'.format(x)
 # This an old way of doing it and its applicable in **python 2.7**
 ```