On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Mahendra Kariya <[email protected]> wrote: > @Huy, do u mean the mapping is done at random and even the base is chosen > randomly?
Those were examples. The problem asked you to the determine the mapping and base for which the message given would result in the smallest possible number. > Regards, > Mahendra Kariya > http://www.mahendrakariya.blogspot.com > > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Huy Phan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Actually it's 31536000 (not 31356000) and 12314555(not 1231455) as >> described in the problem. >> Let's say the input is ab2ac999 then you have ['a','b','2','c','9'] is >> the set of characters. >> We can map this set to another set : [3,1,5,6,0]. >> Which mean character 'a' represents for 3, 'b'->1, '2'->5 ..... >> then you have the number 313560000, after that you can choose whatever >> base for this number, here in the example, they choose 10. >> >> if you choose the set [1,2,3,4,5] to map, and with base 6, you will have >> the second result. >> >> Mahendra Kariya wrote: >> > can someone explain how ab2ac999 is 31356000 in base 10 or 1231455 in >> > base 6? >> > >> > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > -- Piva --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
