diff --git a/cachematrix.R b/cachematrix.R
index a50be65aa44..c62bd95c54b 100644
--- a/cachematrix.R
+++ b/cachematrix.R
@@ -1,15 +1,32 @@
-## Put comments here that give an overall description of what your
 ## functions do
 
 ## Write a short comment describing this function
 
 makeCacheMatrix <- function(x = matrix()) {
-
+  inv <- NULL
+  set <- function(y) {
+    x <<- y
+    inv <<- NULL
+  }
+  get <- function() x
+  setinverse <- function(inverse) inv <<- inverse
+  getinverse <- function() inv
+  list(set = set, get = get,
+       setinverse = setinverse,
+       getinverse = getinverse)
 }
 
 
 ## Write a short comment describing this function
 
-cacheSolve <- function(x, ...) {
-        ## Return a matrix that is the inverse of 'x'
+cacheinverse <- function(x, ...) {
+  inv <- x$getinverse()
+  if(!is.null(inv)) {
+    message("getting cached data")
+    return(inv)
+  }
+  matrix_to_invert <- x$get()
+  inv <- solve(matrix_to_invert, ...)
+  x$setinverse(inv)
+  inv
 }