You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
int solution(char *E, char *L);
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
int solution(string &E, string &L);
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
int solution(string &E, string &L);
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
class Solution { public int solution(string E, string L); }
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
int solution(String E, String L);
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
func Solution(E string, L string) int
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
class Solution { public int solution(String E, String L); }
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
class Solution { public int solution(String E, String L); }
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
function solution(E, L);
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
fun solution(E: String, L: String): Int
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
function solution(E, L)
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
int solution(NSString *E, NSString *L);
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
function solution(E: PChar; L: PChar): longint;
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
function solution($E, $L);
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
sub solution { my ($E, $L) = @_; ... }
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
def solution(E, L)
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
def solution(e, l)
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
object Solution { def solution(e: String, l: String): Int }
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
public func solution(_ E : inout String, _ L : inout String) -> Int
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
function solution(E: string, L: string): number;
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
You parked your car in a parking lot and want to compute the total cost of the ticket. The billing rules are as follows:
- The entrance fee of the car parking lot is 2;
- The first full or partial hour costs 3;
- Each successive full or partial hour (after the first) costs 4.
You entered the car parking lot at time E and left at time L. In this task, times are represented as strings in the format "HH:MM" (where "HH" is a two-digit number between 0 and 23, which stands for hours, and "MM" is a two-digit number between 0 and 59, which stands for minutes).
Write a function:
Private Function solution(E As String, L As String) As Integer
that, given strings E and L specifying points in time in the format "HH:MM", returns the total cost of the parking bill from your entry at time E to your exit at time L. You can assume that E describes a time before L on the same day.
For example, given "10:00" and "13:21" your function should return 17, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and there are two more full hours and part of a further hour, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + (3 * 4) = 17. Given "09:42" and "11:42" your function should return 9, because the entrance fee equals 2, the first hour costs 3 and the second hour costs 4, so the total cost is 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Assume that:
- strings E and L follow the format "HH:MM" strictly;
- string E describes a time before L on the same day.
In your solution, focus on correctness. The performance of your solution will not be the focus of the assessment.
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