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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 5d78aa6071f751000cfc0bfc

calculations

Complete these (weird) calculations.

Start file

5+11+one=
8*2+one=
100+99+one=
123+123+one=
4+4+two=
12*9+two=
1+1+one=
one+one+one+one=
two*8=
two+two+one+two=
two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two=
two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two=

End file

5+11+one=17
8*2+one=17
100+99+one=200
123+123+one=247
4+4+two=10
12*9+two=110
1+1+one=3
one+one+one+one=4
two*8=16
two+two+one+two=7
two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two=256
two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two=65536

View Diff

1,12c1,12
< 5+11+one=
< 8*2+one=
< 100+99+one=
< 123+123+one=
< 4+4+two=
< 12*9+two=
< 1+1+one=
< one+one+one+one=
< two*8=
< two+two+one+two=
< two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two=
< two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two=
---
> 5+11+one=17
> 8*2+one=17
> 100+99+one=200
> 123+123+one=247
> 4+4+two=10
> 12*9+two=110
> 1+1+one=3
> one+one+one+one=4
> two*8=16
> two+two+one+two=7
> two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two=256
> two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two*two=65536

Solutions

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A<C-R>=5+11+1<CR><Esc>jA<C-R>=8*2+1<CR>j<BS><Esc>jA<C-R>=100+99+1<CR><Esc>jA<C-R>=123+123+1<CR><Esc>jA<C-R>=4+4+2<CR><Esc>j.xxA<C-R>=12*9+2<CR>j<BS><Esc>jA<C-R>=1*3<CR><Esc>jA<C-R>=1*4<CR>j<BS><Esc>jA<C-R>=2*8<CR><Esc>jA<C-R>=2*3+2<BS>1<CR><Esc>jA<C-R>=2**8<CR>2<BS><C-R>=2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2<CR><Esc>jA<C-R><C-R>=256*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2<CR><Esc>:wq<CR>

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