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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Create a random number

Posted by André Lança
André Lança
3,137 Points

Could i use parseInt(Math.random()*7) to generate int numbers between 1 and 6 randomly? instead of Math.floor?

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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

The problem with using Math.ceil() is an exceedingly rare corner case where it actually rolls a straight 0. At that point, the Math.ceil() of 0 will be 0. It could potentially happen that you roll a 0 to 6 instead of a 1 to 6.

André Lança
André Lança
3,137 Points

yes i did. if i add +1 at the end, it will do the same