# Random numbers tutorial

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-tutorial/11567>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 19, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-tutorial/11567 "2003-01-19T06:18:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Scootman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Scootman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scootman)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-tutorial/11567/1 "2003-01-19T06:18:12Z")

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just to point somthin out kirupa… its actually  
Math.random()\*(high-low)+low;  
because if you do  
Math.random()\*70 + 7;  
it will give you between 7 and 77… because if the random number returns 70 it will add 7 to it… just to point that out if you wanna change it in your tutorial…:cool:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-tutorial/11567/2 "2003-01-21T19:46:18Z")

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On the subject of random numbers in Flash: I just used the syntac random() in an MX project and it works just fine. However, I get repetitive number sequences a lot.

With your approach will I get a more diversified results set?

G

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-tutorial/11567/3 "2003-01-21T20:02:05Z")

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Nevermind - tried it out and it works much better ;).

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-tutorial/11567/4 "2003-01-21T20:23:48Z")

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see [http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11686#post81565](http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11686#post81565)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-tutorial/11567/5 "2003-01-21T23:12:28Z")

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Lovely thread. I put it in the best of. And Scootman, thanks for spotting that 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-tutorial/11567/6 "2003-01-22T04:29:52Z")

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no problem, in school im learning programming, c++ mostly, but random numbers we used a lot in the beginning and that just kinda jumped out at me, glad i could help

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-tutorial/11567/7 "2003-01-22T15:33:20Z")

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Thanks scootman for pointing the error out. I just fixed it.

Cheers!  
Kirupa 👁