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Shung Chen
6,526 Pointsrandom number becomes NaN in console
Please help, after putting in the low number console will correct display the lowNumber and highNumber, but the randomNumber always comes out NaN
// Collect input from a user
const lowNumber = prompt ('low number');
const highNumber = prompt ('high number');
// Convert the input to a number
const newLowNumber = parseInt(lowNumber);
const newHighNumber = parseInt(highNumber);
// Use Math.random() and the user's number to generate a random number
const randomNumber = Math.floor( newHighNumber * Math.round())+ 1 - newLowNumber ;
// Create a message displaying the random number
console.log (`${randomNumber} is a number between ${lowNumber} and ${highNumber}`);
3 Answers
Steven Parker
231,153 PointsMath.round() without any argument will return NaN, and then any calculations done with NaN will also return NaN.
Hint: you don't need to use Math.round for this, but the formula needs some other adjustments as well.
Fran ADP
6,304 PointsThat means that there is an error.
Shung Chen
6,526 PointsThanks you Steven. That must be a typo - should be Math.random (forgive me it was 5am in my time zone yesterday)
Was not targeting the default questions provided just trying to do something slightly different