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  1. #include <bits/stdc++.h>
  2. using namespace std;
  3.  
  4. int main()
  5. {
  6.     string str;
  7.     cin >> str;
  8.  
  9.     int cnt = 0;
  10.     char pointer = 'a';
  11.  
  12.     for (int i = 0; i < str.size(); i++)
  13.     {
  14.         char letter = str[i];
  15.  
  16.         int clkwise = abs(letter - pointer);
  17.         int anticlkwise = 26 - clkwise;
  18.  
  19.         cnt += min(clkwise, anticlkwise);
  20.         pointer = letter;
  21.     }
  22.  
  23.     cout << cnt << endl;
  24. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.01s 5288KB
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language:
C++14 (gcc 8.3)
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