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chapdizzle · Mar 18th, 2008, 10:52 PM

I'm very new to visualbasic and need to create a program that acts as a math tutor.

In addition to the requirements specified in the text, also create the program to randomly create either an addition, multiplication, or a subtraction problem for each question. The range of numbers should be 0 to 100.

A few questions... Since there's no real input from the user, I could just make them all the boxes labels correct? Also, I have no idea how to code it so it will pick the numbers at random from 0-100. Lastly, I have no clue as to how I'm supposed to make it pick the multiplication/addition/subtraction at random as well. Help is greatly appreciated, and sorry, my computer intelligence isn't the highest

Ooble · Mar 19th, 2008, 4:07 AM

We need to know what version of Visual Basic you're using before we can help you with your random numbers thing, as it's implemented differently in Visual Basic 1-6 and Visual Basic .NET/Visual Basic 2003-2008.

Grich · Mar 19th, 2008, 6:43 AM

Sounds like someone has homework from school that he hasn't done.

grimpirate · Mar 19th, 2008, 2:42 PM

If you don't need any inputs, labels would indeed suffice. Algorithmically, you could do the following:

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var random1 = random number from 0 to 100
var random2 = random number from 0 to 100
var operation = random number from 0 to 2
switch(operation) {
	case 0:
	set operation label to '+'
	display random1 + random2
	break;
	case 1:
	set operation label to '-'
	display random1 - random2
	break;
	case 2:
	set operation label to '*'
	display random1 * random2
	break;
}

I don't exactly remember VB all too well so just look up random number in the VB help files.

Mar 18th, 2008, 10:52 PM	#1
chapdizzle Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Need Help Creating A Math Tutor Program I'm very new to visualbasic and need to create a program that acts as a math tutor. In addition to the requirements specified in the text, also create the program to randomly create either an addition, multiplication, or a subtraction problem for each question. The range of numbers should be 0 to 100. A few questions... Since there's no real input from the user, I could just make them all the boxes labels correct? Also, I have no idea how to code it so it will pick the numbers at random from 0-100. Lastly, I have no clue as to how I'm supposed to make it pick the multiplication/addition/subtraction at random as well. Help is greatly appreciated, and sorry, my computer intelligence isn't the highest

Mar 19th, 2008, 4:07 AM	#2
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Re: Need Help Creating A Math Tutor Program We need to know what version of Visual Basic you're using before we can help you with your random numbers thing, as it's implemented differently in Visual Basic 1-6 and Visual Basic .NET/Visual Basic 2003-2008. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Mar 19th, 2008, 6:43 AM	#3
Grich Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney - Australia Posts: 150 Rep Power: 1	Re: Need Help Creating A Math Tutor Program Sounds like someone has homework from school that he hasn't done. __________________ SYNTAX ERROR ...

Mar 19th, 2008, 2:42 PM	#4
grimpirate King of Portal Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 403 Rep Power: 3	Re: Need Help Creating A Math Tutor Program If you don't need any inputs, labels would indeed suffice. Algorithmically, you could do the following: (Toggle Plain Text) var random1 = random number from 0 to 100 var random2 = random number from 0 to 100 var operation = random number from 0 to 2 switch(operation) { case 0: set operation label to '+' display random1 + random2 break; case 1: set operation label to '-' display random1 - random2 break; case 2: set operation label to '' display random1 random2 break; } var random1 = random number from 0 to 100 var random2 = random number from 0 to 100 var operation = random number from 0 to 2 switch(operation) { case 0: set operation label to '+' display random1 + random2 break; case 1: set operation label to '-' display random1 - random2 break; case 2: set operation label to '' display random1 random2 break; } I don't exactly remember VB all too well so just look up random number in the VB help files. __________________ Lo, there do I see my father. 'Lo, there do I see My mother, and my sisters, and my brothers. 'Lo, there do I see The line of my people... Back to the beginning. 'Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them. In the halls of Valhalla... Where the brave... May live... ...forever.. GrimBB \| Mimesis Last edited by grimpirate; Mar 19th, 2008 at 2:55 PM.

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