in reply to A little math

sub random_number {
  return (1..5)[rand 5];
}

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Or just: 

sub random_number {
  return 1 + int rand 5;
}

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    answer($user_answer);

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There is no  answer sub in your code.

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Re^2: A little math
by Lady_Aleena (Priest) on Feb 21, 2011 at 16:49 UTC

    Thanks for catching the problem with the answer versus math_answer when it should recurse. You are also right about the rand, I overcomplicated it.

    Have a cookie and a very nice day!
    Lady Aleena
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