MikePearce · November 26, 2015 15:56 · Nov 26, 2015
diff --git a/escalators.py b/escalators.py
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+import time
+
+# Set some vars
+number_of_commuters = 1000
+number_of_visible_steps = 20
+steps_between_walkers = 2
+complete_escalator_seconds = 60
+
+total_time = 0
+count = 0
+
+print str(number_of_commuters) + " commuters walking and standing:"
+while (count < (number_of_commuters/2)):
+
+	# Standing Commuters get on
+	number_of_commuters = number_of_commuters - number_of_visible_steps
+
+	total_time = total_time + complete_escalator_seconds
+	count = count + 1
+
+count = 0
+
+while (count < (number_of_commuters/2)):
+
+	# Walking commuters
+	number_of_commuters = number_of_commuters - (number_of_visible_steps / steps_between_walkers)
+
+	total_time = total_time + (complete_escalator_seconds/2)
+	count = count + 1	
+
+
+m, s = divmod(total_time, 60)
+h, m = divmod(m, 60)
+time = "%d hours %02d minutes and %02d seconds" % (h, m, s)
+
+print "It took " + time + " \n"
+
+
+# ======================
+total_time = 0
+count = 0
+number_of_commuters = 1000
+
+print str(number_of_commuters) + " commuters standing:"
+while (count < number_of_commuters):
+
+	# Standing Commuters get on
+	number_of_commuters = number_of_commuters - (number_of_visible_steps  * 2)
+
+	total_time = total_time + complete_escalator_seconds
+	count = count + 1
+
+m, s = divmod(total_time, 60)
+h, m = divmod(m, 60)
+time = "%d hours %02d minutes and %02d seconds" % (h, m, s)
+
+print "It took " + time + " \n"