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Code Challenge Problem 5
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""" | |
Problem 5: | |
Write a program that outputs all the possibilities to put + or - or nothing between | |
the numbers 1,2,...,9 (in this order) such that the result is always 100. For | |
example: 1 + 2 + 34 - 5 + 67 - 8 + 9 = 100 | |
""" | |
# Creates the combinations to be tested | |
def combination_generator (): | |
#random operation (temporarily not randomised as I haven't figure that part out yet) | |
op1 = "+" | |
op2 = "+" | |
op3 = "+" | |
op4 = "+" | |
op5 = "+" | |
op6 = "+" | |
op7 = "+" | |
op8 = "+" | |
return ("1%d2%d3%d4%d5%d6%d7%d8%d9", op1, op2, op3, op4, op5, op6, op7, op8) | |
# Generates result for an input combination | |
def result_generator (combination): | |
result = int(combination) | |
return result | |
# Function that runs the other functions and returns the final output | |
def main(): | |
#Still needs loop | |
while i < (8*7*6*5*4*3*2 + 1): | |
a = combination_generator() | |
b = result_generator(a) | |
if b == 100: | |
print a | |
i++ | |
else: | |
i++ |
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