error...... var chance = Math.random(0, 20);

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var chance = Math.random(0, 20);

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        var chance = Math.random(0, 20);
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          edge. The diameter is the width of the circle.

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      methods (among others):
      Math.random()
          Returns a random number between 0 and 1
      Math.max(a, b, ...)
          Returns the largest value of the passed
          arguments
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          Returns the value of a number rounded down to
          the nearest integer
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Answer 1 · 2014-12-12T01:56:19Z

December 12, 2014 1:56am

Math.random returns a random number between 0 and 1. So in order to go between 0 and 20 you would have to do:

var chance = Math.floor((Math.random() * 20) + 0); // random number between 0-20
var chance = Math.floor((Math.random() * 20) + 1);; // random number between 1-20

Answer 2 · 2014-12-12T02:00:28Z

December 12, 2014 2:00am

Ella;

The method Math.random() does not accept arguments such as 0, 20.

Read more about the function here.

If you are trying to generate a random number between 0 and 20, try:

Math.floor(Math.random() * 20) + 0;

The Math.floor(x) function returns the largest integer less than or equal to a number x. You would also multiply the random number by the upper limit of your target range and then add your lower target range to it. Obviously if you are going from 0 you don't need to add the zero, but if you wanted 1 to 20, you would replace the 0 in the code with a 1.

Happy coding,

Ken

Answer 3 · 2014-12-12T20:10:23Z

December 12, 2014 8:10pm

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error...... var chance = Math.random(0, 20);

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