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

Nayoon kim
Nayoon kim
3,098 Points
Posted by Nayoon kim
Nayoon kim
3,098 Points

can you enter a variable inside of the Math.random () <--- this parenthesis ?

like

Var input = prompt ('please type a number') ; var x = parseInt ( input); var y = Math.random (x) ; alert (y);

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

No, Math.random() doesn't take an argument. It is typically multipled by a range and then an offset is added to set the maximum and minimum values of the random number.

For details, see this MDN documentation page.