PROBLEM 86
Hard

Minutes Between Events

Programming Basics · JavaScript

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STATUS Not solved

TASK

Problem

#86

Given two times `h1 m1 h2 m2`. The second event may be next day. Print non-negative minutes from first to second.

EXAMPLE

Example

Input
23 50 0 10
Output
20

LIMITS

Constraints

0≤h≤23; 0≤m≤59
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LEARN Theory for this problem
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### Minutes Between Events

Integer division separates higher decimal/time units, while `%` returns the remainder. These two operations let a program isolate digits or split a total number of seconds/minutes into components.

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NEED HELP? Hints
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['Decide which part comes from division and which part comes from the remainder.', 'Mentally substitute at least one value for each branch and verify that exactly the intended branch runs.']

ANSWER Solution
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const fs = require('fs');
const input = fs.readFileSync(0, 'utf8').trimEnd();
let [h1, m1, h2, m2] = input.trim().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).map(Number);
let a = (((h1) * (60)) + m1);
let b = (((h2) * (60)) + m2);
if (b < a) {
    b += 1440;
}
console.log(b - a);