# Day 3: Mull It Over ## Problem Description The North Pole Toboggan Rental Shop's computers are having issues with corrupted memory. The program is trying to multiply numbers but the instructions are jumbled up. ## Rules - Valid instructions are in the format `mul(X,Y)` where X and Y are 1-3 digit numbers - Example: `mul(44,46)` multiplies 44 by 46 to get 2024 - Invalid instructions should be ignored, examples: - `mul(4*` - `mul(6,9!` - `?(12,34)` - `mul ( 2 , 4 )` ## Example Given the corrupted memory: ```txt xmul(2,4)%&mul[3,7]!@^do_not_mul(5,5)+mul(32,64]then(mul(11,8)mul(8,5)) ``` Only these instructions are valid: - mul(2,4) - mul(5,5) - mul(11,8) - mul(8,5) ```sh Total = (2*4) + (5*5) + (11*8) + (8*5) = 161 ``` ## Task Scan the corrupted memory for valid mul instructions and sum their results. ## Part Two: Conditional Processing The solution needs to handle two additional control instructions that affect multiplication processing: 1. `do()` - enables future multiplication instructions 2. `don't()` - disables future multiplication instructions Key rules: - Multiplications start enabled by default - Only the most recent do()/don't() instruction applies - Only enabled multiplications should be calculated and summed - Control instructions can appear anywhere in the corrupted input Example: ```txt mul(2,4)don't()mul(5,5)do()mul(8,5) ``` Result = 48 because: - mul(2,4) starts enabled (= 8) - don't() disables mul(5,5) (ignored) - do() re-enables mul(8,5) (= 40) - Total: 8 + 40 = 48