From: wh004b8680@nospam.co.uk   
      
   "Rick Rothstein"  wrote in message   
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   >> I'm building a maths program for year 6 children.   
   >>   
   >> Problem with division - I generate a random number between say 1 and   
   > 1000. I   
   >> want to generate another random number which when divided by the first   
   >> number gives a whole number answer. Any Idea how I could do this?   
   > Obviously   
   >> generating prime numbers is a bit of a problem as well!   
   >   
   > Instead of generating a number and trying to find whole number divisors,   
   > what about generating two numbers whose product is 1000 or less and then   
   > presenting that product and one of the numbers you used in the   
   > multiplication to the child... the other number is the answer. Something   
   > like this should work...   
   >   
   > FirstNumber = 1 + Int(50 * Rnd)   
   > MaxForSecondNumber = Int(1000 / FirstNumber)   
   > SecondNumber = 1 + Int(MaxForSecondNumber * Rnd)   
   > Product = FirstNumber * SecondNumber   
   >   
   > Of course, this doesn't address the "hardness" value of the division.   
   >   
   > Rick - MVP   
   >   
      
   That's clever, thank you very much, it works a treat.   
      
   Cheers,   
      
   Jack   
      
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