Add the numbers given in the cell array of strings. The strings represent amounts of money using this notation: $99,999.99.
Example:
Input a = {'$12,001.87','$0.04','$12,003,887.55','$0.32'};
Output b is 12015889.78
Solution Stats
Problem Comments
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2 Comments
Alan Mackay
on 6 Jul 2012
The test to see if this is correct doesn't work. If you just code 'b = 0' then it is always correct!
Ajay Pattassery
on 15 Mar 2019
This is really cool problem.
Solution Comments
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1 Comment
KULWINDER KAUR
on 12 Dec 2019
Nice problem
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2 Comments
Harley Butler
on 30 Apr 2019
I get the correct answers for this, but the website refuses to tell me it is correct. Fix this dumb stuff.
Santosh Kasula
on 1 May 2019
@Harley, MATLAB functions are case sensitive. Did you try lowercase sum?
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1 Comment
dymaxwell
on 6 Sep 2018
In fact this problem can be solved by only using sscanf and str2num.
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2 Comments
Ahmed Abdelbasit
on 31 May 2017
one of the hardest problems I've ever faced
Srishti Saha
on 1 Apr 2018
enjoyed solving this
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3 Comments
Cris Luengo
on 14 Jul 2012
Hehe, improving on a cheat solution is always fun!
Slobodan Ilic
on 20 Nov 2012
Nice one :)
Ned Gulley
on 20 Nov 2012
Cute. Fixed the test suite.
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2 Comments
Alan Mackay
on 6 Jul 2012
The test for this problem is wrong!
Cris Luengo
on 14 Jul 2012
Well, that was disappointing!
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