diff --git a/src/ch04-03-slices.md b/src/ch04-03-slices.md
index 7f145baf1d..654d95ea5c 100644
--- a/src/ch04-03-slices.md
+++ b/src/ch04-03-slices.md
@@ -306,13 +306,13 @@ part of an array. We’d do so like this:
 ```rust
 let a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
 
-let slice = &a[1..3];
+let slice = &a[2..4];
 
-assert_eq!(slice, &[2, 3]);
+assert_eq!(slice, &[3, 4]);
 ```
 
 This slice has the type `&[i32]`. It works the same way as string slices do, by
-storing a reference to the first element and a length. You’ll use this kind of
+storing a reference to its first element and a length. You’ll use this kind of
 slice for all sorts of other collections. We’ll discuss these collections in
 detail when we talk about vectors in Chapter 8.