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Day 2

Part 1

example.txt should output 58

The formula for calculating the slack is the product of the two smallest dimensions:

smallest dimension * second smallest dimension

Part 2

example.txt should output 34

The ribbon needs to only wrap it around four sides, so use the smallest two dimensions:

2x3x4: 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 10

then we need to make the bow which is just the product of all dimensions:

2x3x4: 2 * 3 * 4 = 24

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