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Count Of 2s

Find the number of 2s in between 0 and n :param number: the max value (inclusive) :return: Number of 2s

def count_of_2_at_digit(number: int, digit: int) -> int:
power_of_10 = 10 ** digit
next_power_of_10 = power_of_10 * 10

round_down = number - (number % next_power_of_10)
round_up = round_down + next_power_of_10

digit = (int(number / power_of_10)) % 10

if digit > 2:
return int(round_up / 10)
elif digit < 2:
return int(round_down / 10)
else:
right_part = number % power_of_10
return int(round_down / 10) + right_part + 1


def find_digit_count(num: int) -> int:
_number = num
count = 0
while int(_number / 10) > 0:
count += 1
_number = _number / 10
return count + 1


def count_of_2s(number: int) -> int:
"""
Find the number of 2s in between 0 and n
:param number: the max value (inclusive)
:return: Number of 2s
"""
digit_length = find_digit_count(number)
result = 0
for i in range(0, digit_length):
result += count_of_2_at_digit(number, digit=i)
print(f"# of 2s in {number} = ", result)
return result


if __name__ == "__main__":
assert count_of_2s(120) == 23
# In between 20..29 there are 11 2s as 22 exits
assert count_of_2s(30) == 13
assert count_of_2s(50) == 15


Updated on 2020-12-05