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Kyle Reid
2,359 PointsCalling a function?
What is calling a function? In the (parantesses) I've tried (num) and even (21). Neither worked.
function random_age(age) {
Math.floor(Math.random() * age);
}
random_age();
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Futuristic MASH</title>
<link href="normalize.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body>
<h1 class="logo"><img src="img/mash-logo.svg" /></h1>
<p class="instructions">Fill in the blanks and your future will be foretold.</p>
<form action="" method="post" id="mash">
<div class="choice-bucket">
<h4 class="highlight">What's your future pet?</h4>
<input name="pet[]">
<input name="pet[]">
<input name="pet[]">
<input name="pet[]">
</div>
<input type="submit" value="Tell my fortune">
</form>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
1 Answer

nico dev
20,364 PointsIf what you mean is that you tried:
random_age(21);
then you did fine, that should work! :) Unless you changed something else.
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherJennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi, Nico Trivelli ! I've taken the liberty of moving your comment to an answer. This will not only mark the question as answered in the forums, but also allow for voting on your answer. Thanks for helping out in the Community!
nico dev
20,364 Pointsnico dev
20,364 PointsYes, sorry. Thank you so much, Jennifer!
Good points there. I'll take that into account.