A random number from min to max

The built-in function Math.random() creates a random value from 0 to 1 (not including 1).

Write the function random(min, max) to generate a random floating-point number from min to max (not including max).

Examples of its work:

          alert( random(1, 5) ); // 1.2345623452
alert( random(1, 5) ); // 3.7894332423
alert( random(1, 5) ); // 4.3435234525
        

We need to “map” all values from the interval 0…1 into values from min to max.

That can be done in two stages:

If we multiply a random number from 0…1 by max-min, then the interval of possible values increases 0..1 to 0..max-min.
Now if we add min, the possible interval becomes from min to max.

The function:

function random(min, max) {
  return min + Math.random() * (max - min);
}

alert( random(1, 5) );
alert( random(1, 5) );
alert( random(1, 5) );