For an integer n, the base-14 arithmetic function, 
, is defined as follows:
, is defined as follows:- Convert n to base-14, using the letters '
' for digits 
to 
. - Replace the letters '' with the arithmetic operation symbols '
', respectively. - Remove any leading or trailing operation symbols.
- For consecutive operation symbols between two numeric symbols, retain only the first operation and remove all others.
- Evaluate the resulting expression in base-10.
- Return the evaluated expression as , rounded-off to the nearest integer.
- Finally, output
if contains only "operation symbols", or if 
, or if 
, or if 
.
For example if 
:
:
Therefore:
.Given a set positive integers N, find the integer x, 
, such that 
is minimized. If there are more than one integers, x in N that minimizes 
, please output the largest of those x's.
, such that is minimized. If there are more than one integers, x in N that minimizes , please output the largest of those x's.For example for 
:
:
Therefore, 
is minimized when 
, for 
. Since we are asked to select the largest minimizer, our program output should be 
.
is minimized when , for . Since we are asked to select the largest minimizer, our program output should be .Solution Stats
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What a silly problem.
With inadequate statistical tests for the big cases
that I discovered by accident.