Advanced String Programs (41CX, DM41X, Extended Module Needed)

[Albert Chan]

(08-07-2021 11:58 PM)Eddie W. Shore Wrote:  To convert this into a random integer from a to b:

randint = round( (b - a + 1) * r, 0) + a = int( (b - a + 1) * r + 1/2 ) + a

This is wrong, giving possible randint of b+1. We should drop the 1/2

0 ≤ r < 1
a ≤ (b-a+1)*r+a < b+1