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

Posted by Chikanma Ibeh
Chikanma Ibeh
1,396 Points

Why is this not working?

var topNumber = prompt('Enter the biggest number'); parseInt(topNumber); var bottomNumber = prompt('Enter the lowest number'); parseInt(bottomNumber); var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * (topNumber - bottomNumber + 1)) + bottomNumber; var message = "You are random number is "+ randomNumber; document.write(message);

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

You need to assign the result of parseInt() to something i.e. topNumber = parseInt(topNumber), bottomNumber = parseInt(bottomNumber) to convert to an integer. As is what your code does is in the comments:

var topNumber = prompt('Enter the biggest number');
parseInt(topNumber); //this does nothing
var bottomNumber = prompt('Enter the lowest number');
parseInt(bottomNumber);  //this does nothing

var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * (topNumber - bottomNumber + 1)) + bottomNumber;  //this concatenates bottomNumber

var message = "You are random number is "+ randomNumber; 

document.write(message);

The following code works as expected:

var topNumber = prompt('Enter the biggest number');
topNumber = parseInt(topNumber);
var bottomNumber = prompt('Enter the lowest number');
bottomNumber = parseInt(bottomNumber);

var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * (topNumber - bottomNumber + 1)) + bottomNumber; 

var message = "You are random number is "+ randomNumber; 

document.write(message);