Forgive me first if i am wrong since i didn't read all the posting ... Here is a way to sol the problem.
n1 = random_1_5() + 0; n2 = random_1_5() + 5; .. n7= random_1_5() + (7-1)*5; now n1 ... n7 is in range [1 ... 35] Image we divde the range [1.. 35] into 5 parts, such as [1...7] , [8...14] ... then we generat n8 = random_1_5() we use n8 to pick a part we divided above. so we get a range [a...b] , then we can get a number ni inside the range, return ni; On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 11:56 PM, ankur aggarwal <ankur.mast....@gmail.com>wrote: > Given a random number generator that generates numbers in the range 1 to > 5, how can u create a random number generator to generate numbers in the > range 1 to 7. (remember that the generated random numbers should follow a > uniform distribution in the corresponding range) > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
