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Problem Statement for "SalePitch"

Problem Statement

Recently, your boss decided that all sales that your company makes should be in the form of "BUY X GET Y FREE", where X and Y are integers. For example, rather than advertising that your latest product is on sale for $4.00, when it normally sells for $6.00, he wants you to advertise it as a "BUY 2 GET 1 FREE" sale.

Given regular, the normal price of the item, and sale, the sale price of the item , return a String formatted as "BUY X GET Y FREE" (quotes for clarity only), where X and Y are positive integers with no leading zeroes. X and Y must be as small as possible (for example, return "BUY 2 GET 1 FREE" instead of "BUY 4 GET 2 FREE").

Definition

Class:
SalePitch
Method:
buyXGetY
Parameters:
String, String
Returns:
String
Method signature:
String buyXGetY(String regular, String sale)
(be sure your method is public)

Constraints

  • regular and sale will be formatted as "$X.YZ", where X represents an integer between 0 and 9999, inclusive, with no extra leading zeroes, and Y and Z are each between '0' and '9', inclusive.
  • The value represented by sale will be less than that represented by regular.
  • Neither regular nor sale will be "0.00".

Examples

  1. "$6.00"

    "$4.00"

    Returns: "BUY 2 GET 1 FREE"

    The example from the problem statement.

  2. "$100.00"

    "$0.50"

    Returns: "BUY 1 GET 199 FREE"

  3. "$12.34"

    "$5.67"

    Returns: "BUY 567 GET 667 FREE"

  4. "$12.34"

    "$8.64"

    Returns: "BUY 432 GET 185 FREE"

  5. "$9999.99"

    "$9999.92"

    Returns: "BUY 142856 GET 1 FREE"

  6. "$9999.99"

    "$9999.98"

    Returns: "BUY 999998 GET 1 FREE"

  7. "$9308.86"

    "$2893.83"

    Returns: "BUY 289383 GET 641503 FREE"

  8. "$6927.77"

    "$6369.15"

    Returns: "BUY 636915 GET 55862 FREE"

  9. "$7477.93"

    "$2383.35"

    Returns: "BUY 238335 GET 509458 FREE"

  10. "$8853.86"

    "$7604.92"

    Returns: "BUY 380246 GET 62447 FREE"

  11. "$6414.21"

    "$5166.49"

    Returns: "BUY 516649 GET 124772 FREE"

  12. "$0.04"

    "$0.03"

    Returns: "BUY 3 GET 1 FREE"

  13. "$5200.59"

    "$3686.90"

    Returns: "BUY 1610 GET 661 FREE"

  14. "$8977.63"

    "$5139.26"

    Returns: "BUY 513926 GET 383837 FREE"

  15. "$3834.26"

    "$1805.40"

    Returns: "BUY 90270 GET 101443 FREE"

  16. "$4557.36"

    "$891.72"

    Returns: "BUY 7431 GET 30547 FREE"

  17. "$5953.68"

    "$52.11"

    Returns: "BUY 579 GET 65573 FREE"

  18. "$9564.29"

    "$7025.67"

    Returns: "BUY 702567 GET 253862 FREE"

  19. "$4657.82"

    "$215.30"

    Returns: "BUY 10765 GET 222126 FREE"

  20. "$7228.62"

    "$6651.23"

    Returns: "BUY 665123 GET 57739 FREE"

  21. "$7031.35"

    "$1740.67"

    Returns: "BUY 174067 GET 529068 FREE"

  22. "$9798.02"

    "$5139.29"

    Returns: "BUY 513929 GET 465873 FREE"

  23. "$7230.58"

    "$6340.22"

    Returns: "BUY 317011 GET 44518 FREE"

  24. "$8981.67"

    "$1330.69"

    Returns: "BUY 133069 GET 765098 FREE"

  25. "$9613.93"

    "$184.56"

    Returns: "BUY 18456 GET 942937 FREE"

  26. "$4780.42"

    "$1750.11"

    Returns: "BUY 175011 GET 303031 FREE"

  27. "$3773.73"

    "$1762.29"

    Returns: "BUY 58743 GET 67048 FREE"

  28. "$5449.19"

    "$4844.21"

    Returns: "BUY 484421 GET 60498 FREE"

  29. "$8985.37"

    "$4137.84"

    Returns: "BUY 413784 GET 484753 FREE"

  30. "$5943.24"

    "$5751.98"

    Returns: "BUY 287599 GET 9563 FREE"

  31. "$7983.15"

    "$6643.70"

    Returns: "BUY 18982 GET 3827 FREE"

  32. "$8035.26"

    "$5664.13"

    Returns: "BUY 566413 GET 237113 FREE"

  33. "$7760.91"

    "$2689.80"

    Returns: "BUY 89660 GET 169037 FREE"

  34. "$7599.56"

    "$2418.73"

    Returns: "BUY 241873 GET 518083 FREE"

  35. "$9991.70"

    "$8068.62"

    Returns: "BUY 403431 GET 96154 FREE"

  36. "$9069.96"

    "$4972.81"

    Returns: "BUY 497281 GET 409715 FREE"

  37. "$7023.05"

    "$4209.25"

    Returns: "BUY 84185 GET 56276 FREE"

  38. "$4770.84"

    "$3363.27"

    Returns: "BUY 112109 GET 46919 FREE"

  39. "$6603.36"

    "$1265.05"

    Returns: "BUY 126505 GET 533831 FREE"

  40. "$7508.46"

    "$6217.29"

    Returns: "BUY 207243 GET 43039 FREE"

  41. "$9258.57"

    "$6613.13"

    Returns: "BUY 661313 GET 264544 FREE"

  42. "$6161.24"

    "$3538.95"

    Returns: "BUY 353895 GET 262229 FREE"

  43. "$8195.82"

    "$1005.45"

    Returns: "BUY 33515 GET 239679 FREE"

  44. "$8988.14"

    "$2333.67"

    Returns: "BUY 233367 GET 665447 FREE"

  45. "$9903.64"

    "$5154.34"

    Returns: "BUY 257717 GET 237465 FREE"

  46. "$3440.43"

    "$3137.50"

    Returns: "BUY 313750 GET 30293 FREE"

  47. "$4268.08"

    "$1710.87"

    Returns: "BUY 171087 GET 255721 FREE"

  48. "$9471.78"

    "$1172.76"

    Returns: "BUY 19546 GET 138317 FREE"

  49. "$6957.88"

    "$3935.84"

    Returns: "BUY 98396 GET 75551 FREE"

  50. "$7054.03"

    "$5026.51"

    Returns: "BUY 502651 GET 202752 FREE"

  51. "$6123.99"

    "$3927.54"

    Returns: "BUY 130918 GET 73215 FREE"

  52. "$9999.32"

    "$950.60"

    Returns: "BUY 23765 GET 226218 FREE"

  53. "$9933.68"

    "$5496.76"

    Returns: "BUY 137419 GET 110923 FREE"

  54. "$9477.39"

    "$2100.12"

    Returns: "BUY 70004 GET 245909 FREE"

  55. "$6985.86"

    "$6362.26"

    Returns: "BUY 318113 GET 31180 FREE"

  56. "$3480.94"

    "$2975.39"

    Returns: "BUY 297539 GET 50555 FREE"

  57. "$4805.70"

    "$1407.95"

    Returns: "BUY 28159 GET 67955 FREE"

  58. "$9603.78"

    "$6514.34"

    Returns: "BUY 325717 GET 154472 FREE"

  59. "$974.67"

    "$666.01"

    Returns: "BUY 66601 GET 30866 FREE"

  60. "$7100.97"

    "$6129.02"

    Returns: "BUY 612902 GET 97195 FREE"

  61. "$5733.17"

    "$5704.92"

    Returns: "BUY 570492 GET 2825 FREE"

  62. "$9266.52"

    "$2607.56"

    Returns: "BUY 1387 GET 3542 FREE"

  63. "$9973.01"

    "$5602.80"

    Returns: "BUY 560280 GET 437021 FREE"

  64. "$7242.86"

    "$2094.41"

    Returns: "BUY 209441 GET 514845 FREE"

  65. "$9538.65"

    "$4296.89"

    Returns: "BUY 429689 GET 524176 FREE"

  66. "$3466.19"

    "$2284.44"

    Returns: "BUY 228444 GET 118175 FREE"

  67. "$7447.29"

    "$5584.40"

    Returns: "BUY 558440 GET 186289 FREE"

  68. "$9580.31"

    "$1081.17"

    Returns: "BUY 108117 GET 849914 FREE"

  69. "$9057.71"

    "$7380.97"

    Returns: "BUY 738097 GET 167674 FREE"

  70. "$8906.75"

    "$8344.81"

    Returns: "BUY 834481 GET 56194 FREE"

  71. "$6989.27"

    "$1207.09"

    Returns: "BUY 120709 GET 578218 FREE"

  72. "$7778.56"

    "$7045.67"

    Returns: "BUY 704567 GET 73289 FREE"

  73. "$8723.53"

    "$1794.97"

    Returns: "BUY 179497 GET 692856 FREE"

  74. "$2769.65"

    "$2545.86"

    Returns: "BUY 254586 GET 22379 FREE"

  75. "$9646.83"

    "$4553.06"

    Returns: "BUY 455306 GET 509377 FREE"

  76. "$4062.19"

    "$286.24"

    Returns: "BUY 28624 GET 377595 FREE"

  77. "$3328.71"

    "$515.28"

    Returns: "BUY 17176 GET 93781 FREE"

  78. "$8057.32"

    "$488.29"

    Returns: "BUY 48829 GET 756903 FREE"

  79. "$5300.19"

    "$4095.03"

    Returns: "BUY 136501 GET 40172 FREE"

  80. "$3633.68"

    "$2582.70"

    Returns: "BUY 129135 GET 52549 FREE"

  81. "$9597.08"

    "$4867.15"

    Returns: "BUY 486715 GET 472993 FREE"

  82. "$5181.49"

    "$2263.40"

    Returns: "BUY 226340 GET 291809 FREE"

  83. "$7477.96"

    "$7007.23"

    Returns: "BUY 41219 GET 2769 FREE"

  84. "$1426.18"

    "$22.45"

    Returns: "BUY 2245 GET 140373 FREE"

  85. "$4934.51"

    "$1228.46"

    Returns: "BUY 122846 GET 370605 FREE"

  86. "$8929.21"

    "$2435.55"

    Returns: "BUY 243555 GET 649366 FREE"

  87. "$5974.88"

    "$1923.79"

    Returns: "BUY 192379 GET 405109 FREE"

  88. "$8882.28"

    "$5377.64"

    Returns: "BUY 134441 GET 87616 FREE"

  89. "$7923.50"

    "$4698.41"

    Returns: "BUY 469841 GET 322509 FREE"

  90. "$4415.00"

    "$1651.93"

    Returns: "BUY 165193 GET 276307 FREE"

  91. "$7570.34"

    "$877.64"

    Returns: "BUY 43882 GET 334635 FREE"

  92. "$4701.24"

    "$3249.14"

    Returns: "BUY 162457 GET 72605 FREE"

  93. "$9369.87"

    "$2758.56"

    Returns: "BUY 91952 GET 220377 FREE"

  94. "$3737.43"

    "$3464.91"

    Returns: "BUY 38499 GET 3028 FREE"

  95. "$3222.27"

    "$1483.65"

    Returns: "BUY 16485 GET 19318 FREE"

  96. "$7098.59"

    "$2819.36"

    Returns: "BUY 281936 GET 427923 FREE"

  97. "$4525.51"

    "$1514.32"

    Returns: "BUY 151432 GET 301119 FREE"

  98. "$8992.28"

    "$3164.37"

    Returns: "BUY 28767 GET 52981 FREE"

  99. "$9754.07"

    "$1532.75"

    Returns: "BUY 153275 GET 822132 FREE"

  100. "$9014.74"

    "$2761.21"

    Returns: "BUY 276121 GET 625353 FREE"

  101. "$7943.95"

    "$4688.58"

    Returns: "BUY 468858 GET 325537 FREE"

  102. "$1000.00"

    "$65.50"

    Returns: "BUY 131 GET 1869 FREE"

  103. "$9069.96"

    "$7972.81"

    Returns: "BUY 797281 GET 109715 FREE"

  104. "$9999.99"

    "$9999.00"

    Returns: "BUY 10100 GET 1 FREE"

  105. "$9999.99"

    "$9997.77"

    Returns: "BUY 9007 GET 2 FREE"

  106. "$9069.96"

    "$4972.81"

    Returns: "BUY 497281 GET 409715 FREE"

  107. "$9999.83"

    "$9999.61"

    Returns: "BUY 999961 GET 22 FREE"

  108. "$9999.99"

    "$9999.98"

    Returns: "BUY 999998 GET 1 FREE"

  109. "$0.99"

    "$0.53"

    Returns: "BUY 53 GET 46 FREE"

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