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diff --git a/challenge-246/nelo-tovar/bash/ch-1.sh b/challenge-246/nelo-tovar/bash/ch-1.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash 
+#
+# The Weekly Challenge 246 - By Nelo Tovar
+#
+# https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-246/
+#
+# Task 1 : 6 out of 49 
+
+min=6
+max=49
+amount=6
+
+shuf -i $min-$max -n $amount | sort -n
diff --git a/challenge-246/nelo-tovar/bash/ch-2.sh b/challenge-246/nelo-tovar/bash/ch-2.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash 
+#
+# The Weekly Challenge 246 - By Nelo Tovar
+#
+# https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-246/
+#
+# Task 2 : Linear Recurrence of Second Order 
+
+function min() {
+    local array=("$@")
+    local min=${array[0]}
+
+    for n in ${array[@]}; do
+        if [[ n -lt $min ]]; then
+            min=$n
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo $min
+}
+
+function max() {
+    local array=("$@")
+    local max=${array[0]}
+
+    for n in ${array[@]}; do
+        if [[ n -gt $max ]]; then
+            max=$n
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo $max
+}
+
+function is_lrso() {
+    local a=("$@")
+    local length=${#a[@]}
+    local min=$(min "${a[@]}")
+    local max=$(max "${a[@]}")
+    local b=$(($length-2)) 
+
+    for (( p = $min; p < $max; p++ )); do
+        for (( q = $min; q < $max; q++ )); do
+            count=0
+
+            for (( n = 2; n < $length; n++ )); do
+                value=$(($p * ${a[$n-2]} + $q * ${a[$n-1]}))
+
+                if [[ ${a[$n]} -eq $value ]]; then
+                    ((count++))
+                 fi
+            done
+
+            if [[ $count -eq $b ]] ; then
+                return 1
+            fi
+        done
+    done
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+example1='1 1 2 3 5'
+example2='4 2 4 5 7'
+example3='4 1 2 -3 8'
+
+for e in "$example1" "$example2" "$example3"; do
+#for e in "$example2"; do
+    array=($e)
+    echo "Input  : a = (${array[@]})"
+    echo -n "Output : "
+    is_lrso "${array[@]}"
+    if [[ $? -eq 1 ]]; then
+        echo -e "True\n"
+    else
+        echo -e "False\n"
+    fi
+done
+
diff --git a/challenge-246/nelo-tovar/perl/ch-1.pl b/challenge-246/nelo-tovar/perl/ch-1.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+# The Weekly Challenge 246 - By Nelo Tovar
+#
+# https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-246/
+#
+# Task 1 - 6 out of 49 
+#
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use v5.28;
+use Data::Dump qw(dump);
+
+
+sub get_6_of_49 {
+    my $low = 6;
+    my $up = 49;
+    my $amount = 6;
+    my @randoms = ();
+
+    while ( @randoms != $amount) {
+        my $random_number = int( rand($up - $low + 1)) + $low;
+
+        push @randoms, $random_number if ( ! grep( { $_ == $random_number } @randoms ) );
+    }
+
+    @randoms = sort {$a <=> $b} @randoms;
+    
+    return \@randoms;
+}
+
+my $numbers = get_6_of_49;
+say join("\n", @$numbers) 
diff --git a/challenge-246/nelo-tovar/perl/ch-2.pl b/challenge-246/nelo-tovar/perl/ch-2.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+# The Weekly Challenge 246- By Nelo Tovar
+#
+# https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-246/
+#
+# Task 2 - Linear Recurrence of Second Order 
+#
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use v5.28;
+use List::Util qw (min max);
+use Data::Dump qw(dump);
+
+my @examples = (
+    [ 1, 1, 2, 3, 5 ],
+    [ 4, 2, 4, 5, 7 ],
+    [ 4, 1, 2, -3, 8 ],
+);
+
+sub is_lrso {
+    my $a = shift;
+    my $length = scalar @$a;
+    my $min = min(@$a);
+    my $max = max(@$a);
+
+    for (my $p = $min; $p < $max; $p++) {
+        for (my $q = $min; $q < $max; $q++) {
+            my $count = 0;
+
+            for (my $n = 2; $n < $length; $n++) {
+                $count++ if ( $a->[$n] eq ($p * $a->[$n-2] + $q * $a->[$n-1]))
+            }
+
+            return 1 if ($count == ($length -2))
+        }
+    }
+     
+    return 0;
+}
+
+for my $elements (@examples) {
+    my $lrso = is_lrso $elements;
+
+    say 'Input : @a = ', dump(@$elements);
+    say 'Output : ', $lrso ? 'True' : 'False';
+    say ' ';
+}