Write some Software for Optimizing Results

• Status: Closed
• Prize: $50
• Entries Received: 3
• Winner: Godde

Winner

Contest Brief

There is two files with a list of numbers, either positive or negative.

The goal is to write a program that can maximise the negative or positive.

Set1.txt with a default of 1X multiplier through all records will yield a result of -15538.

Set2.txt with a default of 1X multiplier through all records will yield a result of 13696.

The multiplier can go all the way to 10X.

Only algorithms that can generate generate results beyond -500,000 and +500,000 range after calculating through both Set1 and Set2 will be considered.

Code with the results that generate the widest range wins (combined run from both Set1 and Set2)

Example:

Result Set 1:
Maximize for negative: -450,000
Maximize for positive: +200,000

Result Set 2:
Maximize for negative: -150,000
Maximize for positive: +500,000

Combined results:
Negative: -600,000
Positive: +700,000

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