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exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/.docs/instructions.md

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 # Instructions
 
-The Collatz Conjecture or 3x+1 problem can be summarized as follows:
-
-Take any positive integer n.
-If n is even, divide n by 2 to get n / 2.
-If n is odd, multiply n by 3 and add 1 to get 3n + 1.
-Repeat the process indefinitely.
-The conjecture states that no matter which number you start with, you will always reach 1 eventually.
-
-Given a number n, return the number of steps required to reach 1.
-
-## Examples
-
-Starting with n = 12, the steps would be as follows:
-
-0. 12
-1. 6
-2. 3
-3. 10
-4. 5
-5. 16
-6. 8
-7. 4
-8. 2
-9. 1
-
-Resulting in 9 steps.
-So for input n = 12, the return value would be 9.
+Given a positive integer, return the number of steps it takes to reach 1 according to the rules of the Collatz Conjecture.

exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/.docs/introduction.md

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+# Introduction
+
+One evening, you stumbled upon an old notebook filled with cryptic scribbles, as though someone had been obsessively chasing an idea.
+On one page, a single question stood out: **Can every number find its way to 1?**
+It was tied to something called the **Collatz Conjecture**, a puzzle that has baffled thinkers for decades.
+
+The rules were deceptively simple.
+Pick any positive integer.
+
+- If it's even, divide it by 2.
+- If it's odd, multiply it by 3 and add 1.
+
+Then, repeat these steps with the result, continuing indefinitely.
+
+Curious, you picked number 12 to test and began the journey:
+
+12 ➜ 6 ➜ 3 ➜ 10 ➜ 5 ➜ 16 ➜ 8 ➜ 4 ➜ 2 ➜ 1
+
+Counting from the second number (6), it took 9 steps to reach 1, and each time the rules repeated, the number kept changing.
+At first, the sequence seemed unpredictable — jumping up, down, and all over.
+Yet, the conjecture claims that no matter the starting number, we'll always end at 1.
+
+It was fascinating, but also puzzling.
+Why does this always seem to work?
+Could there be a number where the process breaks down, looping forever or escaping into infinity?
+The notebook suggested solving this could reveal something profound — and with it, fame, [fortune][collatz-prize], and a place in history awaits whoever could unlock its secrets.
+
+[collatz-prize]: https://mathprize.net/posts/collatz-conjecture/

exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/.meta/config.json

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   },
   "blurb": "Calculate the number of steps to reach 1 using the Collatz conjecture.",
-  "source": "An unsolved problem in mathematics named after mathematician Lothar Collatz",
-  "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3x_%2B_1_problem"
+  "source": "Wikipedia",
+  "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collatz_conjecture"
 }

exercises/practice/grains/.meta/config.json

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   },
   "blurb": "Calculate the number of grains of wheat on a chessboard given that the number on each square doubles.",
   "source": "The CodeRanch Cattle Drive, Assignment 6",
-  "source_url": "https://coderanch.com/wiki/718824/Grains"
+  "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240908084142/https://coderanch.com/wiki/718824/Grains"
 }

exercises/practice/hamming/.docs/instructions.md

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 Calculate the Hamming distance between two DNA strands.
 
-Your body is made up of cells that contain DNA.
-Those cells regularly wear out and need replacing, which they achieve by dividing into daughter cells.
-In fact, the average human body experiences about 10 quadrillion cell divisions in a lifetime!
-
-When cells divide, their DNA replicates too.
-Sometimes during this process mistakes happen and single pieces of DNA get encoded with the incorrect information.
-If we compare two strands of DNA and count the differences between them we can see how many mistakes occurred.
-This is known as the "Hamming distance".
-
 We read DNA using the letters C, A, G and T.
 Two strands might look like this:
 
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 They have 7 differences, and therefore the Hamming distance is 7.
 
-The Hamming distance is useful for lots of things in science, not just biology, so it's a nice phrase to be familiar with :)
-
 ## Implementation notes
 
 The Hamming distance is only defined for sequences of equal length, so an attempt to calculate it between sequences of different lengths should not work.

exercises/practice/hamming/.docs/introduction.md

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+# Introduction
+
+Your body is made up of cells that contain DNA.
+Those cells regularly wear out and need replacing, which they achieve by dividing into daughter cells.
+In fact, the average human body experiences about 10 quadrillion cell divisions in a lifetime!
+
+When cells divide, their DNA replicates too.
+Sometimes during this process mistakes happen and single pieces of DNA get encoded with the incorrect information.
+If we compare two strands of DNA and count the differences between them, we can see how many mistakes occurred.
+This is known as the "Hamming distance".
+
+The Hamming distance is useful in many areas of science, not just biology, so it's a nice phrase to be familiar with :)

exercises/practice/leap/.meta/config.json

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   },
   "blurb": "Determine whether a given year is a leap year.",
   "source": "CodeRanch Cattle Drive, Assignment 3",
-  "source_url": "https://coderanch.com/t/718816/Leap"
+  "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240907033714/https://coderanch.com/t/718816/Leap"
 }

exercises/practice/luhn/.docs/instructions.md

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 # Instructions
 
-Given a number determine whether or not it is valid per the Luhn formula.
+Determine whether a credit card number is valid according to the [Luhn formula][luhn].
 
-The [Luhn algorithm][luhn] is a simple checksum formula used to validate a variety of identification numbers, such as credit card numbers and Canadian Social Insurance Numbers.
+The number will be provided as a string.
 
-The task is to check if a given string is valid.
-
-## Validating a Number
+## Validating a number
 
 Strings of length 1 or less are not valid.
 Spaces are allowed in the input, but they should be stripped before checking.

exercises/practice/luhn/.docs/introduction.md

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+# Introduction
+
+At the Global Verification Authority, you've just been entrusted with a critical assignment.
+Across the city, from online purchases to secure logins, countless operations rely on the accuracy of numerical identifiers like credit card numbers, bank account numbers, transaction codes, and tracking IDs.
+The Luhn algorithm is a simple checksum formula used to ensure these numbers are valid and error-free.
+
+A batch of identifiers has just arrived on your desk.
+All of them must pass the Luhn test to ensure they're legitimate.
+If any fail, they'll be flagged as invalid, preventing errors or fraud, such as incorrect transactions or unauthorized access.
+
+Can you ensure this is done right? The integrity of many services depends on you.

exercises/practice/protein-translation/.docs/instructions.md

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 Translate RNA sequences into proteins.
 
-RNA can be broken into three nucleotide sequences called codons, and then translated to a polypeptide like so:
+RNA can be broken into three-nucleotide sequences called codons, and then translated to a protein like so:
 
 RNA: `"AUGUUUUCU"` => translates to
 
 Codons: `"AUG", "UUU", "UCU"`
-=> which become a polypeptide with the following sequence =>
+=> which become a protein with the following sequence =>
 
 Protein: `"Methionine", "Phenylalanine", "Serine"`
 
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 Note the stop codon `"UAA"` terminates the translation and the final methionine is not translated into the protein sequence.
 
-Below are the codons and resulting Amino Acids needed for the exercise.
+Below are the codons and resulting amino acids needed for the exercise.
 
-| Codon              | Protein       |
+| Codon              | Amino Acid    |
 | :----------------- | :------------ |
 | AUG                | Methionine    |
 | UUU, UUC           | Phenylalanine |

exercises/practice/rna-transcription/.meta/config.json

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       ".meta/example.f90"
     ]
   },
-  "blurb": "Given a DNA strand, return its RNA Complement Transcription.",
+  "blurb": "Given a DNA strand, return its RNA complement.",
   "source": "Hyperphysics",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220408112140/http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Organic/transcription.html"
 }