randomhero1270:

To select a random number in a particular range:

my $low=65;
my $high=75;
my $guess = int(rand($high-$low+1))+$low;

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Since the range is 65 to 75, there are only 11 choices. So the left part chooses a number from 0 to 10, and then we add the $low end of the range back to turn it into 65 to 75.

Update: as one popular signature goes: Figure out how you'd do it by hand, then program the computer. When you're playing against another person, you don't just guess a random number between 1 and 10 each time, do you? If you did, people would stare at you in puzzlement when you guess 5 they say "high" and then you guess 3. So think about how you do your guessing, and make the computer do it the same way.

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

In reply to Re^5: Number Guessing Game by roboticus
in thread Number Guessing Game by randomhero1270

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