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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers The Random Challenge

Michael Humenick
Michael Humenick
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Posted by Michael Humenick
Michael Humenick
1,138 Points

I don't understand what I'm doing wrong!!!

This is the code I did and its just also showing numbers below the ones I type in. Can someone please help me?

This is the code:

var min = prompt ('Tell me a number');

var max = prompt ('Tell me another number');

alert('Now I will form a random number from ' + min + ' to ' + max);

var number = Math.floor (Math.random() * min + 1);

document.write('The number is ' + number);

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

The "prompt" function reads in a string, so if the answer is a number that you want to do math on, convert it to an int:

var min = parseInt(prompt("Tell me a number"));  // use "parseInt" to convert string to int

Then, the formula being used isn't making use of both inputs. The common formula used to create a random number between two limits is this:

var number = Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
Michael Humenick
Michael Humenick
1,138 Points
Michael Humenick
Michael Humenick
1,138 Points

Steven! Thank you so much! It worked :)