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Problem Statement for "MinimalDifference"

Problem Statement

The digit sum of an integer is the sum of its digits in decimal notation. For example, the digit sum of 1234 is 1+2+3+4=10, and the digit sum of 3443 is 3+4+4+3=14.
You are given three integers: A, B and C. Return the integer X between A and B, inclusive, such that the absolute difference between the digit sum of X and the digit sum of C is as small as possible. If there are multiple possible values for X, return the smallest among them.

Definition

Class:
MinimalDifference
Method:
findNumber
Parameters:
int, int, int
Returns:
int
Method signature:
int findNumber(int A, int B, int C)
(be sure your method is public)

Constraints

  • A, B and C will each be between 1 and 1,000,000,000, inclusive.
  • B-A will be between 0 and 100,000, inclusive.

Examples

  1. 1

    9

    10

    Returns: 1

    The digit sum of C is 1+0=1. Of the integers between 1 and 9, inclusive, only 1 has a digit sum equal to 1.

  2. 11

    20

    20

    Returns: 11

    The digit sum of C is 2+0=2. Of the integers between 11 and 20, inclusive, there are two which also have a digit sum of 2: 11 (1+1=2) and 20 (2+0=2). We choose 11 because it is smaller than 20.

  3. 1

    1

    999

    Returns: 1

  4. 100

    1000

    99

    Returns: 189

  5. 999990000

    1000000000

    1

    Returns: 1000000000

  6. 85309234

    85346169

    337262359

    Returns: 85309249

  7. 927106109

    927144448

    67731109

    Returns: 927106117

  8. 196637359

    196696076

    970074859

    Returns: 196637359

  9. 356793609

    356805020

    413434234

    Returns: 356800006

  10. 913434234

    913467889

    960309234

    Returns: 913434237

  11. 698590484

    698596475

    477887359

    Returns: 698590489

  12. 292340484

    292351357

    284527984

    Returns: 292342999

  13. 630231109

    630238914

    429059234

    Returns: 630231599

  14. 489606109

    489630874

    749371734

    Returns: 489606129

  15. 536481109

    536520546

    503277984

    Returns: 536481189

  16. 159527984

    159571437

    26715484

    Returns: 159528007

  17. 345074859

    345078598

    28668609

    Returns: 345074859

  18. 182965484

    183018083

    761090484

    Returns: 182965503

  19. 477887359

    477944766

    57965484

    Returns: 477887403

  20. 423199859

    423260526

    772809234

    Returns: 423199860

  21. 372418609

    372448892

    893902984

    Returns: 372418999

  22. 280621734

    280635471

    886090484

    Returns: 280622999

  23. 223981109

    224046434

    889996734

    Returns: 223999999

  24. 421246734

    421272453

    464215484

    Returns: 421246739

  25. 749371734

    749426793

    391949859

    Returns: 749371899

  26. 36481109

    36487180

    431012359

    Returns: 36481114

  27. 157574859

    157575436

    548199859

    Returns: 157574999

  28. 731793609

    731811494

    825543609

    Returns: 731793615

  29. 997418609

    997473502

    343121734

    Returns: 997420000

  30. 845074859

    845088318

    157574859

    Returns: 845074869

  31. 509137359

    509167372

    593121734

    Returns: 509137361

  32. 397809234

    397816331

    811871734

    Returns: 397809301

  33. 112652984

    112701153

    32574859

    Returns: 112652989

  34. 302106109

    302129790

    352887359

    Returns: 302119999

  35. 481793609

    481821472

    52106109

    Returns: 481800003

  36. 419293609

    419358488

    657574859

    Returns: 419294999

  37. 229840484

    229851559

    751324859

    Returns: 229840487

  38. 9137359

    9141524

    975934234

    Returns: 9137899

  39. 905621734

    905631401

    261090484

    Returns: 905621740

  40. 893902984

    893962301

    669293609

    Returns: 893902991

  41. 766949859

    766977814

    438824859

    Returns: 766949901

  42. 741559234

    741604007

    405621734

    Returns: 741560009

  43. 897809234

    897863083

    950543609

    Returns: 897810008

  44. 712262359

    712274018

    429059234

    Returns: 712262369

  45. 577496734

    577506929

    950543609

    Returns: 577497002

  46. 407574859

    407601440

    647809234

    Returns: 407574862

  47. 5231109

    5275820

    956402984

    Returns: 5249999

  48. 472027984

    472059133

    456402984

    Returns: 472027992

  49. 583356109

    583410810

    712262359

    Returns: 583356115

  50. 561871734

    561915183

    618512359

    Returns: 561871741

  51. 352887359

    352949574

    175152984

    Returns: 352887360

  52. 565777984

    565800659

    757184234

    Returns: 565778003

  53. 81402984

    81458491

    237652984

    Returns: 81406999

  54. 757184234

    757202053

    600934234

    Returns: 757190002

  55. 274762359

    274810802

    286481109

    Returns: 274762362

  56. 85309234

    85409234

    370465484

    Returns: 85309259

  57. 337262359

    337362359

    927106109

    Returns: 337262363

  58. 7184234

    7284234

    67731109

    Returns: 7184239

  59. 196637359

    196737359

    431012359

    Returns: 196640002

  60. 970074859

    970174859

    356793609

    Returns: 970074867

  61. 897809234

    897909234

    413434234

    Returns: 897810000

  62. 913434234

    913534234

    979840484

    Returns: 913436999

  63. 960309234

    960409234

    698590484

    Returns: 960309899

  64. 26715484

    26815484

    477887359

    Returns: 26779999

  65. 292340484

    292440484

    348981109

    Returns: 292340599

  66. 284527984

    284627984

    630231109

    Returns: 284530003

  67. 587262359

    587362359

    429059234

    Returns: 587262404

  68. 489606109

    489706109

    899762359

    Returns: 489606799

  69. 749371734

    749471734

    536481109

    Returns: 749372005

  70. 915387359

    915487359

    503277984

    Returns: 915387363

  71. 159527984

    159627984

    149762359

    Returns: 159528079

  72. 26715484

    26815484

    345074859

    Returns: 26715699

  73. 874371734

    874471734

    28668609

    Returns: 874371735

  74. 182965484

    183065484

    479840484

    Returns: 182965485

  75. 761090484

    761190484

    477887359

    Returns: 761098999

  76. 893902984

    894002984

    57965484

    Returns: 893903079

  77. 423199859

    423299859

    93121734

    Returns: 423200199

  78. 772809234

    772909234

    372418609

    Returns: 772809241

  79. 108746734

    108846734

    893902984

    Returns: 108746899

  80. 280621734

    280721734

    958356109

    Returns: 280621999

  81. 886090484

    886190484

    223981109

    Returns: 886091003

  82. 71637359

    71737359

    889996734

    Returns: 71699999

  83. 421246734

    421346734

    229840484

    Returns: 421246769

  84. 464215484

    464315484

    749371734

    Returns: 464215599

  85. 22809234

    22909234

    391949859

    Returns: 22899999

  86. 36481109

    36581109

    792340484

    Returns: 36481199

  87. 431012359

    431112359

    157574859

    Returns: 431079999

  88. 13043609

    13143609

    548199859

    Returns: 13099999

  89. 731793609

    731893609

    56012359

    Returns: 731794000

  90. 825543609

    825643609

    997418609

    Returns: 825543899

  91. 634137359

    634237359

    343121734

    Returns: 634137400

  92. 845074859

    845174859

    897809234

    Returns: 845074859

  93. 157574859

    157674859

    509137359

    Returns: 157574904

  94. 524762359

    524862359

    593121734

    Returns: 524762360

  95. 397809234

    397909234

    411481109

    Returns: 397810001

  96. 811871734

    811971734

    112652984

    Returns: 811871741

  97. 83356109

    83456109

    32574859

    Returns: 83356189

  98. 302106109

    302206109

    325543609

    Returns: 302106799

  99. 352887359

    352987359

    481793609

    Returns: 352887365

  100. 948590484

    948690484

    52106109

    Returns: 948600000

  101. 419293609

    419393609

    3277984

    Returns: 419293615

  102. 657574859

    657674859

    229840484

    Returns: 657575006

  103. 882184234

    882284234

    751324859

    Returns: 882184238

  104. 9137359

    9237359

    751324859

    Returns: 9137699

  105. 975934234

    976034234

    905621734

    Returns: 975940003

  106. 1987

    9123

    1

    Returns: 2000

  107. 106

    30287

    16783423

    Returns: 7999

  108. 2507654

    2572297

    32

    Returns: 2510000

  109. 599823407

    599823407

    9

    Returns: 599823407

  110. 774299934

    774299979

    4

    Returns: 774299940

  111. 96560959

    96560959

    1000000000

    Returns: 96560959

  112. 867395769

    867395773

    1000000000

    Returns: 867395770

  113. 398999681

    398999681

    1000000000

    Returns: 398999681

  114. 999999999

    999999999

    1000000000

    Returns: 999999999

  115. 679

    679

    8

    Returns: 679

  116. 29

    434

    9295

    Returns: 399

  117. 115045

    115046

    6593605

    Returns: 115046

  118. 4

    5

    667879486

    Returns: 5

  119. 1000000000

    1000000000

    999999999

    Returns: 1000000000

  120. 676747503

    676847503

    556

    Returns: 676800000

  121. 665947380

    666047380

    113

    Returns: 666000000

  122. 94880065

    94980065

    4

    Returns: 94900000

  123. 688208537

    688308537

    5

    Returns: 688210000

  124. 888501675

    888601675

    1000000000

    Returns: 888510000

  125. 937

    100937

    29774987

    Returns: 99999

  126. 30

    100030

    776875586

    Returns: 99999

  127. 2961

    102961

    998967870

    Returns: 99999

  128. 8

    100008

    988975869

    Returns: 99999

  129. 1

    100000

    999999999

    Returns: 99999

  130. 999899999

    999999999

    1000000000

    Returns: 999900000

  131. 1234

    2345

    1259

    Returns: 1259

  132. 10

    19

    19

    Returns: 19

  133. 98

    99

    4

    Returns: 98

  134. 1

    2

    3

    Returns: 2

  135. 10000

    30000

    11

    Returns: 10001

  136. 1

    3

    3

    Returns: 3

  137. 1

    2

    5

    Returns: 2

  138. 100

    200

    300

    Returns: 102

  139. 1

    2

    2

    Returns: 2

  140. 1

    9

    999

    Returns: 9

  141. 29

    30

    30

    Returns: 30

  142. 1

    1000

    9999999

    Returns: 999

  143. 21

    30

    30

    Returns: 21

  144. 9

    10

    10

    Returns: 10

  145. 2

    10

    10

    Returns: 10

  146. 7

    9

    1

    Returns: 7

  147. 2

    3

    3

    Returns: 3

  148. 234324234

    234424234

    909099999

    Returns: 234399999

  149. 19

    20

    5

    Returns: 20

  150. 1

    2

    999

    Returns: 2

  151. 500

    1500

    1000

    Returns: 1000

  152. 1

    7

    7

    Returns: 7

  153. 99999

    99999

    1

    Returns: 99999

  154. 1

    9998

    9999

    Returns: 8999

  155. 9990000

    10000000

    45312342

    Returns: 9990000

  156. 6

    8

    9

    Returns: 8

  157. 5

    10

    1

    Returns: 10

  158. 1

    30

    77

    Returns: 29

  159. 9

    9

    5

    Returns: 9

  160. 7

    13

    12

    Returns: 12

  161. 6

    8

    55

    Returns: 8

  162. 1000

    1030

    9999

    Returns: 1029

  163. 99

    101

    2

    Returns: 101

  164. 5

    9

    54

    Returns: 9

  165. 17

    19

    92

    Returns: 19

  166. 1

    4

    2

    Returns: 2

  167. 999900000

    999999998

    999999999

    Returns: 999989999

  168. 10

    12

    14

    Returns: 12

  169. 7

    8

    99999999

    Returns: 8

  170. 5

    5

    10

    Returns: 5

  171. 10

    11

    3

    Returns: 11

  172. 10

    20

    29

    Returns: 19

  173. 1

    3

    4

    Returns: 3

  174. 5

    8

    3

    Returns: 5

  175. 999999999

    1000000000

    10

    Returns: 1000000000

  176. 1

    6

    7

    Returns: 6

  177. 999900000

    1000000000

    10000001

    Returns: 1000000000

  178. 234

    1000

    2

    Returns: 300

  179. 9

    19

    92

    Returns: 19


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