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javascript select random element from array

let fruits = ["Apple", "Banana", "Mango", "Orange"]; // array
let index = Math.floor(Math.random() * fruits.length); // random index
console.log(fruits[index]); // result

select a random element from from items array

var item = items[Math.floor(Math.random()*items.length)];

select a random item from a list javascript

//This is an example of a Temporal Literal
lunchParty = ["Angela", "Ben", "Jenny", "Michael", "Chloe"];

function whosPaying(names) {
    let upperBound = names.length;
    let PersonBuyingLunch = Math.floor(Math.random() * upperBound)
    return names[PersonBuyingLunch] 
}
//below are backticks, not single quotes
alert(`${whosPaying(lunchParty)} is buying lunch today`)

whosePaying(lunchParty)