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Question

While I passed this, I am confused as to why we would need the Math.random function when we are passing the parameters to the argument 
max(1, 2);
alert(max); 
instead of
    max(1, 2);
    alert(Math.random(max));
The Math.random() function returns a floating-point, pseudo-random number in the range [0, 1) that is, from 0 (inclusive) up to but not including 1 (exclusive), which you can then scale to your desired range. The implementation selects the initial seed to the random number generation algorithm; it cannot be chosen or reset by the user.
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Samuel Webb · Accepted Answer

Math.random() has nothing to do with the challenge. It was just an example to show you that it's possible to pass a function as an argument to another function. The goal was to get you to end up with this code:
```javascript
function max(num1, num2) {
  if (num1 > num2) {
    return num1;
  }
  return num2;
}
alert(max(1,2)); //The example was a hint for you to do this line.
```
What will happen is first max() will run which will return an integer(the higher number), then it will alert() that number to the screen.

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