# Program to find number of distinct quadruple that forms target sum in python

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Suppose we have four lists of numbers A, B, C, and D, and also have a target value, we have to find the number of distinct quadruple (i, j, k, l) such that A[i] + B[j] + C[k] + D[l] is same as target.

So, if the input is like A = [5, 4, 3] B = [8, 4] C = [6, 2] D = [4, 10] target = 23, then the output will be 3, the quadruples are [5, 8, 6, 4] [3, 4, 6, 10] [3, 8, 2, 10].

To solve this, we will follow these steps:

• count := 0
• m := an empty map
• for each i in A, do
• for each j in B, do
• m[i + j] := m[i + j] + 1
• for each k in C, do
• for each z in D, do
• if (target - (k + z)) is in m, then
• count := count + m[target - (k + z)]
• return count

Let us see the following implementation to get better understanding:

## Example

Live Demo

class Solution:
def solve(self, A, B, C, D, target):
count = 0
from collections import defaultdict
from collections import Counter

m = defaultdict(int)
for i in A:
for j in B:
m[i + j] += 1

for k in C:
for z in D:
if target - (k + z) in m:
count += m[target - (k + z)]
return count

ob = Solution()
A = [5, 4, 3]
B = [8, 4]
C = [6, 2]
D = [4, 10]
target = 23
print(ob.solve(A, B, C, D, target))

## Input

[5, 4, 3], [8, 4], [6, 2], [4, 10], 23

## Output

3
Published on 26-Nov-2020 06:51:52