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Java - Chosen Sum


► Problem Description: Given the numbers: 1 -> 9, and that between each number will either be nothing, a '+' or a '-', find all the ways to sum to a chosen value.


► Example:

1+2+3+4+5-6-7+8-9 = 1
1+2+3+4-5+6+7-8-9 = 1
1+2+3+45-67+8+9   = 1
1+2+3-4-5-6-7+8+9 = 1
1+2-3+4-5-6+7-8+9 = 1
1+2-3-4+5+6-7-8+9 = 1
1+2-3-4+5-6+7+8-9 = 1
1+2-34+56-7-8-9   = 1
1+23+4-5+67-89    = 1
1+23+45-67+8-9    = 1
1+23-4-5-6-7+8-9  = 1
1+23-45-67+89     = 1
1-2+3+4-5+6-7-8+9 = 1
1-2+3+4-5-6+7+8-9 = 1
1-2+3-4+5+6-7+8-9 = 1
1-2+34-56+7+8+9   = 1
1-2-3+4+5+6+7-8-9 = 1
1-2-3-4+5-6-7+8+9 = 1
1-2-3-4-5+6+7-8+9 = 1
1-2-3-45+67-8-9   = 1
1-23+4+5+6+7-8+9  = 1
1-23+45+67-89     = 1
1-23-4+5-67+89    = 1
1-23-45+67-8+9    = 1
12+34+5-67+8+9    = 1
12-34+5-6+7+8+9   = 1
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Total Solutions: 26

1+2+3-4+5+6+78+9  = 100
1+2+34-5+67-8+9   = 100
1+23-4+5+6+78-9   = 100
1+23-4+56+7+8+9   = 100
12+3+4+5-6-7+89   = 100
12+3-4+5+67+8+9   = 100
12-3-4+5-6+7+89   = 100
123+4-5+67-89     = 100
123+45-67+8-9     = 100
123-4-5-6-7+8-9   = 100
123-45-67+89      = 100
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Total Solutions: 11
 


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