@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@ const maximum = 100;
44const num = Math . floor ( Math . random ( ) * ( maximum - minimum + 1 ) ) + minimum ;
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66// In this exercise, you will need to work out what num represents?
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8+ //After running this exercise a few times I can see that 'num' is a random number between 1 and 100
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10+ console . log ( num ) ;
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712// Try breaking down the expression and using documentation to explain what it means
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14+ // at the top we can see our minimum and maximum values which are fixed therefore Constants,
15+ // we then have our variable num which is assigned a value using the Math object and its methods floor and random
16+ // Math.random() generates a random decimal number between 0 (inclusive) and 1 (exclusive)
17+ // We then multiply this random number by the range of our desired numbers which is (maximum - minimum + 1)
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819// It will help to think about the order in which expressions are evaluated
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21+ //the same as math, multiplication is done before addition and subtraction
22+ // so we first calculate (maximum - minimum + 1) which is (100 - 1 + 1) = 100
23+ // then we multiply the random decimal number by 100 which gives us a number between 0 and 100 (but not including 100)
24+ // then we apply Math.floor() to round down to the nearest whole number, giving us a number between 0 and 99
25+ // finally we add the minimum value (1) to shift the range up, resulting in a final value between 1 and 100 (inclusive)
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27+ // So in summary, 'num' is a random integer between 1 and 100, inclusive of both endpoints.
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930// Try logging the value of num and running the program several times to build an idea of what the program is doing
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32+ //you can see how random function generates different numbers each time the program is run
33+ //and how the range is always between 1 and 100
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