Get `n` random values between 2 numbers having average `x`

Question

I want to get n random numbers(e.g n=16)(whole numbers) between 1 to 5(including both) so that average is x.

x can be any value between (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3,

Answer 1

Edit: I have re-written this to avoid having to call the function recursively.

 $max || $min * $count > $total || $max * $count < $total)
    {
      return FALSE;
    }

    // Get the specified number of random integers
    for ($i = 0; $i < $count; ++$i)
    {

      // Get a random number within the given range
      $rand = mt_rand($min, $max);

      // As a default do not continue
      $cont = FALSE;

      // Check to see if the random number is acceptable and if not change it until it is
      while (!$cont)
      {

        // If the number is too high then decrease it by one
        if (($total - $rand) - (($count - 1 - $i) * $min) < 0)
        {
          --$rand;
        }

        // Otherwise if the number is too low then increase it by one
        elseif (($total - $rand) - (($count - 1 - $i) * $max) > 0)
        {
          ++$rand;
        }

        // Otherwise we can continue
        else
        {
          $cont = TRUE;
        }

      }

      // Store the number and minus it from the total
      $total -= $result[] = $rand;

    }

    // Return the result
    return $result;

  }

  // Output an array of random numbers
  print_r(getRandomNumbers());