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+puts "Welcome to the random menu generator!"
+puts
+puts "How many menu items do you want to generate? Choose 1-10 menu items!"
+item_count = gets.chomp.to_i
+#error checking for numbers outside range
+if item_count > 10
+  puts "Choose a lower number! Don't be greedy!"
+elsif item_count < 1
+  puts "Choose a higher number! Aren't you hungry?"
+end
+
+adj_array = []
+style_array = []
+foods_array = []
+
+item_count.times do |i|
+  #user inputs item_count number of items in adjective array
+  puts "Add a cooking adjective!"
+  adj_array << gets.chomp
+
+end
+
+item_count.times do |i|
+  #user inputs item_count number of items in cooking styles array
+  puts "Add a cooking style!"
+  style_array << gets.chomp
+end
+
+item_count.times do |i|
+  #user inputs item_count number of items in foods array
+  puts "Add an entree!"
+  foods_array << gets.chomp
+
+end
+
+puts
+puts "====MENU===="
+
+(1..item_count).each do |i|
+  puts "#{i}. "+ adj_array.sample + " " + style_array.sample +
+  " " + foods_array.sample
+end
+
+puts
+puts "Thank you for using the random menu generator! Bon Appetit!"
+puts
+puts "Stealing is evil. Don't copy this complex, high-quality software!"