How to generate the sum of a random number ?

[KALYAN ACHARJYA]

sum_num=0;
while sum_num<8
num=randn
if num>3
fprintf('The random number is greater than 3');
break;
end 
sum_num=sum_num+num;
end 

[Yash Shil Balgobin]

Thank you so much Kalyan.

Answer 1

[David Hill]

n = randn;
x = 0;
while x <= 9
    n = randn;%needs to be in the loop 
    if n > 3
       fprintf('The random number is greater than 3.\n');
       break;
    end
    x=x+n;  
end
fprintf('The sum of the random numbers is %f.\n', x);
fprintf('The last random number generated is %f.\n', n);

[Yash Shil Balgobin]

Thank you so much David. You are a lifesaver.

[John D'Errico]

No, he is someone who is foolish to do people's homework for them. It gains you nothing. It gains him nothing. It hurts the site.

[David Hill]

I am not sure why he deleted his code from his question, but he was not too far off from a solution.

[Yash Shil Balgobin]

@John D'Errico What's with the hate ? I am a beginner in Matlab. If you don't want to help me, just move on. Peace.

[Yash Shil Balgobin]

@David Hill I accidentally deleted the post while trying to edit it. I was having an issue with my loop. I didn't know how to include the sum of the random numbers in my loop. Thank you again for helping me.

[Bruno Luong]

Not because you are beginner, but because you are someone who does not lake any effort to learn and/or trying to cheat in assignment (at least how it shows).

That is life, you'll be hated whereever you go if you stay in this line.

[Yash Shil Balgobin]

@Bruno Luong If you didn't read the above comments (including mine and David's), don't even try. Thank you.