Exercise: Lists Basics

Please, submit your source code solutions for the described problems to the Judge System.

1. Invert Values
Write a program that receives a single string containing positive and negative numbers separated by a single space.
Print a list containing the opposite of each number.

Example
Input Output
1 2 -3 -3 5 [-1, -2, 3, 3, -5]
-4 0 2 57 -101 [4, 0, -2, -57, 101]

2. Multiples List
Write a program that receives two numbers (factor and count). It should create a list with a length of the given
count that contains only integer numbers, which are multiples of the given factor. The numbers should be only
positive, and they should be arranged in ascending order, starting from the value of the factor.

Example
Input Output
2 [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]
5
1 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10 10]

3. Football Cards
Most football fans love it for the goals and excitement. Well, this problem does not. You are up to handle the
referee's little notebook and count the players who were sent off for fouls and misbehavior.
The rules: Two teams, named "A" and "B" have 11 players each. The players on each team are numbered from 1
to 11. Any player may be sent off the field by being given a red card. If one of the teams has less than 7 players
remaining, the referee stops the game immediately, and the team with less than 7 players loses.
The card is a string with the team's letter ("A" or "B") followed by a single dash and the player's number. e.g., the
card "B-7" means player #7 from team B received a card.
The task: You will be given a sequence of cards (could be empty), separated by a single space. You should print the
count of remaining players on each team at the end of the game in the format: "Team A -
{players_count}; Team B - {players_count}". If the referee terminated the game, print an
additional line: "Game was terminated".
Note for the random tests: If a player who has already been sent off receives another card - ignore it.

Example
Input Output

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 A-1 A-5 A-10 B-2 Team A - 8; Team B -
10
A-1 A-5 A-10 B-2 A-10 A-7 Team A - 6; Team B -
A-3 10
Game was terminated

4. Number Beggars
You will receive 2 lines of input. On the first line, you will receive a single string of integers, separated by a comma
and a space ", ". On the second line, you will receive a count of beggars. Your job is to print a list with the sum of
what each beggar brings home, assuming they all take regular turns, from the first to the last number in the list.
For example, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] for 2 beggars will return a result of 9 and 6, as the first one takes [1, 3, 5],
and the second one collects [2, 4]. The same list with 3 beggars would produce a better outcome for the second
beggar: 5, 7, and 3, as they will respectively take [1, 4], [2, 5], and [3].
Also, note that not all beggars have to take the same amount of "offers", meaning that the length of the list is not
necessarily a multiple of n. The list length could be even shorter - i.e., the last beggars will take nothing (0).

Example
Input Output
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [9, 6]
2
3, 4, 5, 1, 29, 4 [3, 4, 5, 1, 29,
6 4]
100, 94, 24, 99 [100, 94, 24, 99,
5 0]

5. Faro Shuffle
A faro shuffle is a method for shuffling a deck of cards, in which the deck is split exactly in half. Then the cards in the
two halves are perfectly interleaved, such that the original bottom card is still on the bottom and the original top
card is still on top.
For example, faro shuffling the list ['ace', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five', 'six'] once, gives
['ace', 'four', 'two', 'five', 'three', 'six']
Write a program that receives a single string (cards separated by space) and on the second line receives a count of
faro shuffles that should be made. Print the state of the deck after the shuffle.
Note: The length of the deck of cards will always be an even number.

Example
Input Output
a b c d e f g h ['a', 'c', 'e', 'g', 'b', 'd', 'f',
5 'h']
one two three four ['one', 'three', 'two', 'four']
3

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6. Survival of the Biggest
Write a program that receives a list of integer numbers (separated by a single space) and a number n. The number n
represents the count of numbers to remove from the list. You should remove the smallest ones, and then, you
should print all the numbers that are left in the list, separated by a comma and a space ", ".

Example
Input Output
10 9 8 7 6 5
10, 9, 8
3
1 10 2 9 3 8
10, 9, 3, 8
2

7. * Easter Gifts
As a good friend, you decide to buy presents for your friends.
Create a program that helps you plan the gifts for your friends and family. First, you are going to receive the gifts
you plan on buying on a single line, separated by space, in the following format:
"{gift1} {gift2} {gift3}… {giftn}"
Then you will start receiving commands until you read the "No Money" message. There are three possible
commands:
 "OutOfStock {gift}"
o Find the gifts with this name in your collection, if any, and change their values to "None".
 "Required {gift} {index}"
o If the index is valid, replace the gift on the given index with the given gift.
 "JustInCase {gift}"
o Replace the value of your last gift with this one.

In the end, print the gifts on a single line, except the ones with the value "None", separated by a single space in the
following format:
"{gift1} {gift2} {gift3} … {giftn}"

Input / Constraints
 On the 1st line, you will receive the names of the gifts, separated by a single space.
 On the following lines, until the "No Money" command is received, you will be receiving commands.
 The input will always be valid.

Output
 Print the gifts in the format described above.

Examples
Input Output

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 Eggs StuffedAnimal Cozonac Sweets StuffedAnimal Spoon Sweets
EasterBunny Eggs Clothes EasterBunny ChocolateEgg

OutOfStock Eggs

Required Spoon 2

JustInCase ChocolateEgg

No Money

Comments

First, we receive the command "OutOfStock", and we need to replace the values of "Eggs" with "None".
After this command, the list should look like this:
None StuffedAnimal Cozonac Sweets EasterBunny None Clothes
Afterward, we receive the "Required" command, and we need to replace the value on the 2 nd index of our list
with the value "Spoon". The list should look like this:
None StuffedAnimal Spoon Sweets EasterBunny None Clothes
After, we receive the "JustInCase" command, which means we need to replace the last value in our list with
"ChocolateEggs". The list should look like this:
None StuffedAnimal Spoon Sweets EasterBunny None ChocolateEggs
In the end, we print all of the gifts, except the ones with the value "None".
The final list: StuffedAnimal Spoon Sweets EasterBunny ChocolateEggs

Sweets Cozonac Clothes Flowers Wine Sweets Cozonac Chocolate Flowers Wine
Clothes Eggs Clothes Eggs Hat

Required Paper 8

OutOfStock Clothes

Required Chocolate 2

JustInCase Hat

OutOfStock Cable

No Money

8. * Seize the Fire

The group of adventurists has gone on their first task. Now they should walk through fire - literally. They should use
all the water they have left. Your task is to help them survive.
Create a program that calculates the water needed to put out a "fire cell", based on the given information about its
"fire level" and how much it gets affected by water.
First, you will be given the level of fire inside the cell with the integer value of the cell, which represents the needed
water to put out the fire. They will be given in the following format:

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"{typeOfFire} = {valueOfCell}#{typeOfFire} = {valueOfCell}# … {typeOfFire} =
{valueOfCell}"
Afterward, you will receive the amount of water you have for putting out the fires. There is a range of fire for each
fire type, and if a cell's value is below or exceeds it, it is invalid, and you do not need to put it out.

Type of Fire Range

High 81 - 125

Medium 51 – 80

Low 1 - 50

If a cell is valid, you should put it out by reducing the water with its value. Putting out fire also takes effort, and you
need to calculate it. Its value is equal to 25% of the cell's value. In the end, you will have to print the total effort.
Keep putting out cells until you run out of water. Skip it and try the next one if you do not have enough water to put
out a given cell. In the end, print the cells you have put out in the following format:
"Cells:
- {cell1}
- {cell2}
…
- {cellN}"
"Effort: {effort}"
The effort should be formatted to the second decimal place.
In the end, print the total fire you have put out from all the cells in the following format:
"Total Fire: {total_fire}"

Input / Constraints
 On the 1st line, you will receive the fires with their cells in the format described above – integer numbers in the
range [1…500].
 On the 2nd line, you will receive the water – an integer number in the range [0….100000].

Output
Print the output as described above.

Examples
Input Output
High = 89#Low = 28#Medium = 77#Low = 23 Cells:
1250 - 89
- 28
- 77
- 23
Effort: 54.25

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 Total Fire:
217
Comments

After reading the output, we start checking the level of the fire and its validity. The first is valid, so we
subtract the 89 from the amount of water – 1250, and the water becomes 1161. We need to calculate the
effort, which is 25% of 89. We will add 89 to the total fire we have put out. In the end, the effort was 54.22,
and the total fire: 217

Input Output

High = 150#Low = 55#Medium = 86#Low = 40#High = 110#Medium Cells:

= 77 - 40
- 110
220
Effort: 37.50
Total Fire:
150

9. * Hello, France
You want to go to France by train, and the train ticket costs exactly 150$. You do not have enough money, so you
decide to buy some items within your budget and then sell them at a higher price – with a 40% markup.
You will receive a collection of items and a budget in the following format:
{type->price|type->price|type->price……|type->price}
{budget}
The prices for each of the types cannot exceed a specific price, which is given below:

Type Maximum Price

Clothes 50.00

Shoes 35.00

Accessories 20.50

If the price for a particular item is higher than the maximum price, don't buy it. Every time you buy an item, you
have to reduce the budget with its price value. If you don't have enough money for it, you can't buy it. Buy as many
items as you can.
Next, you should increase the price of each item you have successfully bought by 40% and then sell it. Calculate if
the budget after selling all the items is enough to buy the train ticket.

Input / Constraints
 On the 1st line, you will receive the items with their prices in the format described above – real numbers in the
range [0.00……1000.00]
 On the 2nd line, you are going to be given the budget – a real number in the range [0.0….1000.0]

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Output
 First, print the list with the bought item’s new prices, formatted to the second decimal point in the following
format:
"{price1} {price2} {price3} … {priceN}"
 Second, print the profit, formatted to the second decimal point in the following format:
"Profit: {profit}"
 Finally:
o If the budget is enough to buy the train ticket, print: "Hello, France!"
o Otherwise, print: "Not enough money."

Examples
Input Output Comments

Clothes->43.30|Shoes- 60.62 35.35 51.13 We start subtracting the valid prices from
>25.25|Clothes->36.52| the budget:
Profit: 42.03
Clothes->20.90|Accessories-
Hello, France! 120 – 43.30 = 76.70
>15.60
76.70 – 25.25 = 51.45
120
51.45 – 36.52 = 14.93

14.93 is less than 20.90 and 15.60, so we

can't buy either of the last two. We must
increase each price by 40%, and the new
prices are 60.62 35.35 51.13. The profit is
42.03, and their new budget will be – what
is left of the budget - 14.93 + {sum of all
newPrices}. It is enough, so we print: Hello,
France!

Shoes->41.20|Clothes- 28.42 21.84 46.62

>20.30|Accessories->40| Profit: 27.68
Shoes->15.60|Shoes->33.30| Not enough money.
Clothes->48.60

90

10. * Bread Factory

As a young baker, you are baking the bread out of the bakery.

You have an initial energy of 100 and initial coins of 100. You will be given a string representing the working day
events. Each event is separated with '|' (vertical bar): "event1|event2| … eventN"

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Each event contains an event name or an ingredient and a number, separated by a dash
("{event/ingredient}-{number}")

 If the event is "rest":

o You gain energy (the number in the second part). Note: your energy cannot exceed your initial
energy (100). Print: "You gained {gained_energy} energy.".
o After that, print your current energy: "Current energy: {current_energy}.".
 If the event is "order":
o You've earned some coins (the number in the second part).
o Each time you get an order, your energy decreases by 30 points.
 If you have the energy to complete the order, print: "You earned {earned}
coins.".
 Otherwise, skip the order and gain 50 energy points. Print: "You had to rest!".
 In any other case, you have an ingredient you should buy. The second part of the event contains the coins
you should spend.
o If you have enough money, you should buy the ingredients and print:
"You bought {ingredient}."
o Otherwise, print "Closed! Cannot afford {ingredient}." and your bakery rush is
over.

If you managed to handle all events throughout the day, print on the following 3 lines:

"Day completed!"

"Coins: {coins}"

"Energy: {energy}"

Input / Constraints
You will receive a string representing the working day events, separated with '|' (vertical bar) in the format:

"event1|event2| … eventN".

Each event contains an event name or an ingredient and a number, separated by a dash in the format:
"{event/ingredient}-{number}"

Output
Print the corresponding messages described above.

Examples
Input Output

rest-2|order-10|eggs-100|rest-10 You gained 0 energy.

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 Current energy: 100.
You earned 10 coins.
You bought eggs.
You gained 10 energy.
Current energy: 80.
Day completed!
Coins: 10
Energy: 80

order-10|order-10|order-10|flour- You earned 10 coins.

100|order-100|oven-100|order-1000 You earned 10 coins.
You earned 10 coins.
You bought flour.
You had to rest!
Closed! Cannot afford oven.

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