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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:

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)
Total = (2*4) + (5*5) + (11*8) + (8*5) = 161

Task

Scan the corrupted memory for valid mul instructions and sum their results.