def solve_machine(a_x: int, a_y: int, b_x: int, b_y: int, prize_x: int, prize_y: int) -> int: b_press_times = (a_y * prize_x - prize_y * a_x) / (a_y * b_x - b_y * a_x) a_press_times = (prize_x - b_x * b_press_times) / a_x cheapest_solution = a_press_times * 3 + b_press_times if a_press_times.is_integer() and b_press_times.is_integer() and a_press_times >= 0 and b_press_times >= 0: return int(cheapest_solution) return 0 with open("input") as f: all_text = f.read() result = 0 add_price_pos = 10000000000000 for details in all_text.split("\n\n"): lines = details.split("\n") button_a = lines[0][10:].split(", ") button_b = lines[1][10:].split(", ") prize = lines[2][7:].split(", ") result += solve_machine(int(button_a[0][2:]), int(button_a[1][2:]), int(button_b[0][2:]), int(button_b[1][2:]), int(prize[0][2:]) + add_price_pos, int(prize[1][2:]) + add_price_pos) print(result)