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Uber Interview Question for Software Engineers


Country: United States
Interview Type: In-Person



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SOLUTION:

final String[] largeNumbers = new String[] {""," thousand"," million"," billion"," trillion"," quintillion"};//...etc
    final String[] digits = new String[] {"", " one", " two", " three", " four", " five", " six"," seven"," eight", " nine"};
    final String[] tens = new String[] {"", " ten"," twenty"," thirty"," forty"," fifty"," sixty"," seventy"," eighty"," ninety"};
    final String[] teens = new String[] {" ten", " eleven"," twelve", " thirteen", " fourteen", " fifteen", " sixteen", " seventeen"," eighteen"," nineteen"};

    String digitsToEnglish(String num) {
        if(num.length() == 1) {
            return digits[Integer.parseInt(num)];
        }
        int len = num.length();
        StringBuilder english = new StringBuilder();
        int largeNumIdx = 0, tripletIdx = 0;
        while(tripletIdx < len) {
            StringBuilder triplet = new StringBuilder();
            if(len > tripletIdx) {
                triplet.append(num.charAt(len - 1 - tripletIdx));
            }
            if(len > tripletIdx + 1) {
                triplet.insert(0, num.charAt(len - 1 - tripletIdx - 1));
            }
            if(len > tripletIdx + 2) {
                triplet.insert(0, num.charAt(len - 1 - tripletIdx - 2));
            }
            if(Integer.parseInt(triplet.toString()) != 0) {
                StringBuilder current = new StringBuilder();
                if (triplet.length() == 3 && triplet.charAt(0) != '0') {
                    //current.append(' ');
                    current.append(digits[triplet.charAt(0) - '0']);
                    current.append(' ');
                    current.append("hundred");
                }
                if (triplet.length() >= 2 && triplet.charAt(triplet.length() - 2) == '1') {
                    //current.append(' ');
                    current.append(teens[triplet.charAt(triplet.length() - 1) - '0']);
                } else {
                    if (triplet.length() >= 2) {
                        //current.append(' ');
                        current.append(tens[triplet.charAt(triplet.length() - 2) - '0']);
                    }
                    //current.append(' ');
                    current.append(digits[triplet.charAt(triplet.length() - 1) - '0']);
                }
                //current.append(' ');
                current.append(largeNumbers[largeNumIdx]);
                english.insert(0, current);
            }
            largeNumIdx += 1;
            tripletIdx += 3;
        }
        return english.toString();
    }

- aonecoding February 15, 2018 | Flag Reply
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'''
479
xyz

x - hundred
y - ninety, eighty, seventy, ..., twenty, 
z - 

nineteen, eighteen, seventeen, ..., twelve, eleven, ten
nine, eight, seven, six, ..., two, one
'''
DIGIT_MAP = {
    1: 'one',
    2: 'two',
    3: 'three',
    4: 'four',
    5: 'five',
    6: 'six',
    7: 'seven',
    8: 'eight',
    9: 'nine'
}

DOUBLES_MAP = {
    2: 'twenty',
    3: 'thirty',
    4: 'fourty',
    5: 'fifty',
    6: 'sixty',
    7: 'seventy',
    8: 'eighty',
    9: 'ninety'
}

TEENS_MAP = {
    10: 'ten',
    11: 'eleven',
    12: 'twelve',
    13: 'thirteen',
    14: 'fourteen',
    15: 'fifteen',
    16: 'sixteen',
    17: 'seventeen',
    18: 'eighteen',
    19: 'nineteen'
}

def hundreds_group_to_words(num, groups, suffix=None):
    if num == 0:
        return

    x = (num // 100) % 10
    y = (num // 10) % 10
    z = (num // 1) % 10

    group = []
    if x > 0:
        group.append(DIGIT_MAP[x])
        group.append('hundred')

    if y > 0:
        if y > 1:
            group.append(DOUBLES_MAP[y])
            if z > 1:
                group.append(DIGIT_MAP[z])
        else:
            group.append(TEENS_MAP[y * 10 + z])
    elif z > 0:
        group.append(DIGIT_MAP[z])

    if suffix is not None:
        group.append(suffix)

    groups.append(group)

def digits_to_words(s):
    # 0 <= num < 1000000000000 (1 trillion)
    n = len(s)
    assert n > 0, f"s must be non-empty: {s}"
    if s[0] == '-':
        n -= 1
        negative = True
    else:
        negative = False
    assert n < 13, f"s must be less than 1000000000000: {s}"
    num = -int(s) if negative else int(s)
    groups = []

    # Pre-thousands
    pre_k = num % 1000
    hundreds_group_to_words(pre_k, groups)

    # Pre-millions
    num //= 1000
    pre_m = num % 1000
    hundreds_group_to_words(pre_m, groups, 'thousand')

    # Pre-billions
    num //= 1000
    pre_g = num % 1000
    hundreds_group_to_words(pre_g, groups, 'million')

    # Pre-trillions
    num //= 1000
    pre_t = num % 1000
    hundreds_group_to_words(pre_t, groups, 'billion')

    if negative:
        groups.append(['negative'])

    # for group in groups[::-1]:
    #     print(group)
    #     tmp = ' '.join(group)
    #     print(tmp.__repr__())

    return ' '.join(' '.join(group) for group in groups[::-1])


print(digits_to_words('-100904'))
print(digits_to_words('1234567890'))

- asdf March 08, 2018 | Flag Reply
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'''
479
xyz

x - hundred
y - ninety, eighty, seventy, ..., twenty, 
z - 

nineteen, eighteen, seventeen, ..., twelve, eleven, ten
nine, eight, seven, six, ..., two, one
'''
DIGIT_MAP = {
    1: 'one',
    2: 'two',
    3: 'three',
    4: 'four',
    5: 'five',
    6: 'six',
    7: 'seven',
    8: 'eight',
    9: 'nine'
}

DOUBLES_MAP = {
    2: 'twenty',
    3: 'thirty',
    4: 'fourty',
    5: 'fifty',
    6: 'sixty',
    7: 'seventy',
    8: 'eighty',
    9: 'ninety'
}

TEENS_MAP = {
    10: 'ten',
    11: 'eleven',
    12: 'twelve',
    13: 'thirteen',
    14: 'fourteen',
    15: 'fifteen',
    16: 'sixteen',
    17: 'seventeen',
    18: 'eighteen',
    19: 'nineteen'
}

def hundreds_group_to_words(num, groups, suffix=None):
    if num == 0:
        return

    x = (num // 100) % 10
    y = (num // 10) % 10
    z = (num // 1) % 10

    group = []
    if x > 0:
        group.append(DIGIT_MAP[x])
        group.append('hundred')

    if y > 0:
        if y > 1:
            group.append(DOUBLES_MAP[y])
            if z > 1:
                group.append(DIGIT_MAP[z])
        else:
            group.append(TEENS_MAP[y * 10 + z])
    elif z > 0:
        group.append(DIGIT_MAP[z])

    if suffix is not None:
        group.append(suffix)

    groups.append(group)

def digits_to_words(s):
    # 0 <= num < 1000000000000 (1 trillion)
    n = len(s)
    assert n > 0, f"s must be non-empty: {s}"
    if s[0] == '-':
        n -= 1
        negative = True
    else:
        negative = False
    assert n < 13, f"s must be less than 1000000000000: {s}"
    num = -int(s) if negative else int(s)
    groups = []

    # Pre-thousands
    pre_k = num % 1000
    hundreds_group_to_words(pre_k, groups)

    # Pre-millions
    num //= 1000
    pre_m = num % 1000
    hundreds_group_to_words(pre_m, groups, 'thousand')

    # Pre-billions
    num //= 1000
    pre_g = num % 1000
    hundreds_group_to_words(pre_g, groups, 'million')

    # Pre-trillions
    num //= 1000
    pre_t = num % 1000
    hundreds_group_to_words(pre_t, groups, 'billion')

    if negative:
        groups.append(['negative'])

    # for group in groups[::-1]:
    #     print(group)
    #     tmp = ' '.join(group)
    #     print(tmp.__repr__())

    return ' '.join(' '.join(group) for group in groups[::-1])


print(digits_to_words('-100904'))
print(digits_to_words('1234567890'))

- closingtime March 08, 2018 | Flag Reply
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Stack<String> w = new Stack<String>();
		//int n = 55; // 110111
		//int n = 53; // 110101
		int n = 54; // 110110
		//int n = 52; // 110100

		int thousands = (n&((~(0xFFFFFFFF<<3))<<3))>>3;
		int hundreds = n&(~(0xFFFFFFFF<<3));
		
		if((hundreds&(1<<1)) > 0){
			if((hundreds&1) > 0)
				w.push("eleven");
			else
				w.push("ten");
		}else {
			if((hundreds&1) > 0)
				w.push("one");
		}
		if((hundreds&(1<<2)) > 0) {
			w.push("one hundred");
		}
		
		if(thousands >0) {
			w.push("and");
			if((thousands&(1<<1)) > 0){
				if((thousands&1) > 0)
					w.push("eleven thousand");
				else
					w.push("ten thousand");
			}else {
				if((thousands&1) > 0)
					w.push("one thousand");
			}
			if((thousands&(1<<2)) > 0) {
				w.push("one hundred");
			}
		}
		
		while(!w.empty())
			System.out.print(w.pop() + " ");

- lareinev April 28, 2018 | Flag Reply
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func convertToString(input: Int) -> String {
    let number = NSNumber(integerLiteral: input)
    let numberFormatter = NumberFormatter()
    numberFormatter.numberStyle = .spellOut
    return numberFormatter.string(from: number) ?? ""

}

- Anonymous May 25, 2018 | Flag Reply
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public class HelloWorld{
static String[] ones = {"one", "two", "three", "four", "five",
"six", "seven", "eight", "nine", "ten",
"eleven", "twelve", "thirteen", "fourteen", "fifteen",
"sixteen", "seventeen", "eighteen", "ninenteen", "twenty",
};
static String[] tens = {"thirty", "forty", "fifty", "sixty", "seventy", "eighty", "ninety"
};
static String[] above = { "hundred", "thousand", "million",
"billion", "trillion"};

public static void main(String []args){
System.out.println(getNumber(109933213));
}

static String getNumber (Integer num){
if(num == 0) return "";
if(num < 21) return ones[num-1];
if(num < 100){
if(num%10 == 0) return tens[num/10-3];
else return tens[num/10-3] + " " + ones[num%10-1];
}
if(num < 1000){
if(num%100 == 0) return getNumber(num/100) + " " + above[0];
else return getNumber(num/100) + " " + above[0] + " " + getNumber(num%100);
}
if(num < 1000000){
if(num%1000 == 0) return getNumber(num/1000) + " " + above[1];
else return getNumber(num/1000) + " " + above[1] + " " + getNumber(num%1000);
}
if(num < 1000000000){
if(num%1000000 == 0) return getNumber(num/1000000) + " " + above[2];
else return getNumber(num/1000000) + " " + above[2] + " " + getNumber(num%1000000);
}

return "";
}
}

- skla August 16, 2018 | Flag Reply
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public class HelloWorld{
    static String[] ones = {"one", "two", "three", "four", "five",
        "six", "seven", "eight", "nine", "ten",
        "eleven", "twelve", "thirteen", "fourteen", "fifteen",
        "sixteen", "seventeen", "eighteen", "ninenteen", "twenty",
    };
    static String[] tens = {"thirty", "forty", "fifty", "sixty", "seventy", "eighty", "ninety"
    };
    static String[] above = { "hundred", "thousand", "million",
        "billion", "trillion"};
        
     public static void main(String []args){
        System.out.println(getNumber(109933213));
     }
     
     static String getNumber (Integer num){
        if(num == 0) return "";
        if(num < 21) return ones[num-1];
        if(num < 100){
            if(num%10 == 0) return tens[num/10-3];
            else return tens[num/10-3] + " " + ones[num%10-1];
        }
        if(num < 1000){
            if(num%100 == 0) return getNumber(num/100) + " " + above[0];
            else return getNumber(num/100) + " " + above[0] + " " + getNumber(num%100);
        }
        if(num < 1000000){
            if(num%1000 == 0) return getNumber(num/1000) + " " + above[1];
            else return getNumber(num/1000) + " " + above[1] + " " + getNumber(num%1000);
        }
        if(num < 1000000000){
            if(num%1000000 == 0) return getNumber(num/1000000) + " " + above[2];
            else return getNumber(num/1000000) + " " + above[2] + " " + getNumber(num%1000000);
        }
        
        return "";
     }
}

- skla August 16, 2018 | Flag Reply
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public class HelloWorld{
    static String[] ones = {"one", "two", "three", "four", "five",
        "six", "seven", "eight", "nine", "ten",
        "eleven", "twelve", "thirteen", "fourteen", "fifteen",
        "sixteen", "seventeen", "eighteen", "ninenteen", "twenty",
    };
    static String[] tens = {"thirty", "forty", "fifty", "sixty", "seventy", "eighty", "ninety"
    };
    static String[] above = { "hundred", "thousand", "million",
        "billion", "trillion"};
        
     public static void main(String []args){
        System.out.println(getNumber(109933213));
     }
     
     static String getNumber (Integer num){
        if(num == 0) return "";
        if(num < 21) return ones[num-1];
        if(num < 100){
            if(num%10 == 0) return tens[num/10-3];
            else return tens[num/10-3] + " " + ones[num%10-1];
        }
        if(num < 1000){
            if(num%100 == 0) return getNumber(num/100) + " " + above[0];
            else return getNumber(num/100) + " " + above[0] + " " + getNumber(num%100);
        }
        if(num < 1000000){
            if(num%1000 == 0) return getNumber(num/1000) + " " + above[1];
            else return getNumber(num/1000) + " " + above[1] + " " + getNumber(num%1000);
        }
        if(num < 1000000000){
            if(num%1000000 == 0) return getNumber(num/1000000) + " " + above[2];
            else return getNumber(num/1000000) + " " + above[2] + " " + getNumber(num%1000000);
        }
        
        return "";
     }
}

- skla August 16, 2018 | Flag Reply
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