PROBLEM 55
Medium

Who Is Older?

Programming Basics · JavaScript

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STATUS Not solved

TASK

Problem

#55

Given ages `alice` and `bob`, print `ALICE`, `BOB`, or `SAME`.

EXAMPLE

Example

Input
16 18
Output
BOB

LIMITS

Constraints

0 ≤ age ≤ 120
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LEARN Theory for this problem
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### Who Is Older?

JavaScript arithmetic works with numeric values stored in variables. A clear solution reads the needed values, computes the formula with `+`, `-`, `*`, `/` or `**`, and prints only the final result.

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NEED HELP? Hints
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['Write the formula using named intermediate values if it contains more than one operation.', 'Order the checks so a more specific case is not swallowed by a broader condition.']

ANSWER Solution
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const fs = require('fs');
const input = fs.readFileSync(0, 'utf8').trimEnd();
let [a, b] = input.trim().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).map(Number);
if (a > b) {
    console.log("ALICE");
} else {
    if (b > a) {
        console.log("BOB");
    } else {
        console.log("SAME");
    }
}