Problem 29. Nearest Numbers

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Jon on 4 Dec 2013

Best score without using Neural Net Toolbox is 38

Droopy Cee on 13 Mar 2017

123 lol.

Jiahang Li on 2 Feb 2018

It took me half an hour to solve test 4.

Ibrahim Wajid on 22 Jun 2022

pretty simple

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