diff --git a/exercises/strings/strings1.rs b/exercises/strings/strings1.rs
index 0de86a1d..498a5c76 100644
--- a/exercises/strings/strings1.rs
+++ b/exercises/strings/strings1.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 // Make me compile without changing the function signature!
 // Execute `rustlings hint strings1` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a hint.
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
-
 fn main() {
     let answer = current_favorite_color();
     println!("My current favorite color is {}", answer);
 }
 
 fn current_favorite_color() -> String {
-    "blue"
+    "blue".into()
 }
diff --git a/exercises/strings/strings2.rs b/exercises/strings/strings2.rs
index 0c48ec95..22e8986e 100644
--- a/exercises/strings/strings2.rs
+++ b/exercises/strings/strings2.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 // Make me compile without changing the function signature!
 // Execute `rustlings hint strings2` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a hint.
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
-
 fn main() {
     let word = String::from("green"); // Try not changing this line :)
-    if is_a_color_word(word) {
+    if is_a_color_word(&word) {
         println!("That is a color word I know!");
     } else {
         println!("That is not a color word I know.");
diff --git a/exercises/strings/strings3.rs b/exercises/strings/strings3.rs
index e2353aec..bedd3e07 100644
--- a/exercises/strings/strings3.rs
+++ b/exercises/strings/strings3.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 // strings3.rs
 // Execute `rustlings hint strings3` or use the `hint` watch subcommand for a hint.
 
-// I AM NOT DONE
-
 fn trim_me(input: &str) -> String {
-    // TODO: Remove whitespace from both ends of a string!
-    ???
+    // TODO: Remove whitespace from the end of a string!
+    input.trim().into()
 }
 
 fn compose_me(input: &str) -> String {
     // TODO: Add " world!" to the string! There's multiple ways to do this!
-    ???
+    format!("{} world!", input)
 }
 
 fn replace_me(input: &str) -> String {
     // TODO: Replace "cars" in the string with "balloons"!
-    ???
+    input.replace("cars", "balloons")
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -37,7 +35,13 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn replace_a_string() {
-        assert_eq!(replace_me("I think cars are cool"), "I think balloons are cool");
-        assert_eq!(replace_me("I love to look at cars"), "I love to look at balloons");
+        assert_eq!(
+            replace_me("I think cars are cool"),
+            "I think balloons are cool"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            replace_me("I love to look at cars"),
+            "I love to look at balloons"
+        );
     }
 }