diff --git a/lib/array_equals.rb b/lib/array_equals.rb
index 58e8369..92db94c 100644
--- a/lib/array_equals.rb
+++ b/lib/array_equals.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # 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
+  if array1 == nil && array2 == nil || array1 == [] && array2 == []
+    return true
+  elsif array1 == nil || array2 == nil || array1.length != array2.length
+    return false
+  else
+    i = 0
+    array1.each do |x|
+      if x != array2[i]
+        return false
+      end
+      i += 1
+    end
+  end
+  return true
 end
diff --git a/specs/array_equals_spec.rb b/specs/array_equals_spec.rb
index f745cf7..1fda090 100644
--- a/specs/array_equals_spec.rb
+++ b/specs/array_equals_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-require 'minitest/autorun'
-require 'minitest/reporters'
-require_relative '../lib/array_equals'
+
+require "minitest/autorun"
+require "minitest/reporters"
+require_relative "../lib/array_equals"
 
 describe "array equals" do
   describe "basic tests" do