diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part1/BasicUtilities.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part1/BasicUtilities.java
index 1402353..5188067 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part1/BasicUtilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part1/BasicUtilities.java
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 public class BasicUtilities {
     public Boolean isGreaterThan5(Integer value) {
-        return null;
+
+         for (int i = 0; i < Math.abs(value); i++) {
+         if (value >= 5){
+            return true;
+        }
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     public Boolean isLessThan7(Integer value) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part2/ArrayUtility.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part2/ArrayUtility.java
index de2f799..bf17413 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part2/ArrayUtility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part2/ArrayUtility.java
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 package com.zipcodewilmington.assessment2.part2;
 
 public class ArrayUtility {
-    public Integer[] merge(Integer[] array1, Integer[] array2) {
-        return null;
+    public Integer [] merge(Integer[] array1, Integer[] array2) {
+       Integer [] firstArray = array1;
+       Integer [] secondArray = array2;
+       int length = firstArray.length + secondArray.length;
+       Integer[] mergedArray = new Integer[length];
+       int pos = 0;
+       for (Integer element : firstArray){
+           mergedArray[pos] = element;
+           pos++;
+       }
+       for(Integer element : secondArray){
+           mergedArray[pos] = element;
+           pos++;
+       }
+        return mergedArray;
     }
 
     public Integer[] rotate(Integer[] array, Integer index) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part2/arrayutility/MergeTest.java b/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part2/arrayutility/MergeTest.java
index 206e36f..eb83f59 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part2/arrayutility/MergeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/assessment2/part2/arrayutility/MergeTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ public void test2() {
     }
 
 
-
     @Test
     public void test3() {
         //Given
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ public void test4() {
 
     private void test(Integer[] array1, Integer[] array2, Integer[] expected) {
         // when
-        Integer[] actual = utility.merge(array1, array2);
+        Integer [] actual = utility.merge(array1, array2);
 
         // then
         TestUtils.assertArrayEquals(expected, actual);