import java.util.Arrays; public class Ch2 { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(convert_time("02:30","02:45")); System.out.println(convert_time("11:55","12:15")); System.out.println(convert_time("09:00","13:00")); System.out.println(convert_time("23:45","00:30")); System.out.println(convert_time("14:20","15:25")); } private static int convert_time(String source,String target) { int a = to_min(source),b = to_min(target); int res = 0, d = (b - a + 1440) % 1440; for(int i : Arrays.asList(60,15,5,1)) { res += d / i; d %= i; } return res; } private static int to_min(String s) { String[] parts = s.split(":"); int a = Integer.parseInt(parts[0]); int b = Integer.parseInt(parts[1]); return a * 60 + b; } }