How do I put an answer in a randon position in a math game?

[Mr. Baker the Shoe Maker]

I have a math game I'm working on and I would like to have the answers appear in random positions. For example:

3 x 11 = ?

9    0    33

The answer is obviously 33, position 3. Right now the answer will appear in position 3 every time.

In the next problem I don't want the answer to appear in the same position. I want it to appear in another position randomly. So for example the next problem will have the answer in position 1:

3 x 4 = ?

12    14     73

I am currently putting the answers in a dynamic text box that is already on the stage. I thought about using an array but I can't figure that part out.

Example screen shot:

[kglad]

if you have 3 textfields (eg, tf1,tf2,tf3) for the answers, you could use:

var answersA:Array=[[x11,x12,x13],...,[9,0,33],...,[xn1,xn2,xn3]];

where the 3 answer choices for question 1 is x11,x12,x13 and the 3 answer choices for the nth question is xn1,xn2,xn3

you could use:

function displayAnswersF(i:int):void{

// display answers for the ith question

var answerA:Array = answersA;

answerA.shuffle();

tf1.text=answerA[0].toString();

tf2.text=answerA[1].toString();

tf3.text=answerA[2].toString();

}

function shuffle(a:Array) {

    var p:int;

    var t:*;

    var ivar:int;

    for (ivar = a.length-1; ivar>=0; ivar--) {

        p=Math.floor((ivar+1)*Math.random());

        t = a[ivar];

        a[ivar] = a

;

        a

= t;

    }

}

[Mr. Baker the Shoe Maker]

Thanks. I will try today.

[Mr. Baker the Shoe Maker]

What is the syntax below? I've seen the  wildcard "*" used in import statements (import flash.events.*) to bring in all of a class but I've never seen it used with a data type.

Is this saying the "t" can by of any kind of data type?

var t:*;

[kglad]

yes.