#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    float a;
    float b;
    float c;
    float d;
    float res1;
    float res2;
    float res3;
    int operator1;
    int operator2;
    int operator3;
    string str1;
    string str2;
    string str3;
    int counter = 0;
    int startValue;
    int endValue;
    string userOperator1;
    string userOperator2;
    string userOperator3;
    srand(time(nullptr));
    string userOperators;
    int puzzleChosen = rand() % 3185 + 1;
    bool isEnterPressed = false;

    cout << "Enter the beginning solution to be printed:";
    cin >> startValue;
    cout << endl;
    cout << "Enter the end solution to be printed: ";
    cin >> endValue;
    cout << endl;

    for (a = 1; a <= 9; ++a)
    {
        for (b = 1; b <= 9; ++b)
        {
            for (c = 1; c <= 9; ++c)
            {
                for (d = 1; d <= 9; ++d)
                {
                    for (operator1 = 1; operator1 <= 4; ++operator1)
                    {
                        for (operator2 = 1; operator2 <= 4; ++operator2)
                        {
                            for (operator3 = 1; operator3 <= 4; ++operator3)
                            {
                                if (operator1 == 1)
                                {
                                    str1 = '+';
                                    res1 = a + b;
                                }
                                else if (operator1 == 2)
                                {
                                    str1 = '-';
                                    res1 = a - b;
                                }
                                else if (operator1 == 3)
                                {
                                    str1 = '/';
                                    res1 = a / b;
                                }
                                else if (operator1 == 4)
                                {
                                    str1 = '*';
                                    res1 = a * b;
                                }

                                if (operator2 == 1)
                                {
                                    str2 = '+';
                                    res2 = res1 + c;
                                }
                                else if (operator2 == 2)
                                {
                                    str2 = '-';
                                    res2 = res1 - c;
                                }
                                else if (operator2 == 3)
                                {
                                    str2 = '/';
                                    res2 = res1 / c;
                                }
                                else if (operator2 == 4)
                                {
                                    str2 = '*';
                                    res2 = res1 * c;
                                }
                                if (operator3 == 1)
                                {
                                    str3 = '+';
                                    res3 = res2 + d;
                                }
                                else if (operator3 == 2)
                                {
                                    str3 = '-';
                                    res3 = res2 - d;
                                }
                                else if (operator3 == 3)
                                {
                                    str3 = '/';
                                    res3 = res2 / d;
                                }
                                else if (operator3 == 4)
                                {
                                    str3 = '*';
                                    res3 = res2 * d;
                                }
                                if (res3 == 24)
                                {
                                    ++counter;
                                    while
                                    if (counter >= startValue && counter <= endValue)
                                    {
                                        cout << counter << ":" << a << " " << str1 << " " << b << " " << str2 << " " << c << " " << str3 << " " << d;
                                        cout << " = " << res3;
                                        cout << endl;
                                    }
                                    if (counter == puzzleChosen)
                                    {
                                        cout << "Puzzle chosen is #" << counter << ":" << a << " " << str1 << " " << b << " " << str2 << " " << c << " " << str3 << " " << d;
                                        cout << endl;
                                        cout << "The numbers to use are " << a << " " << b << " " << c << " " << d;
                                        cout << endl;
                                        cout << "Enter the three operators to be used (+, -, * or / ):" << endl;
                                        cin >> userOperator1;
                                        cin >> userOperator2;
                                        cin >> userOperator3;
                                        userOperators = userOperator1 + userOperator2 + userOperator3;
                                        cout << endl;
                                        if (str1 == userOperator1 && str2 == userOperator2 && str3 == userOperator3 && userOperators.size() == 3)
                                        {
                                            cout << a << userOperator1 << b << " = " << res1 << endl;
                                            cout << res1 << userOperator2 << c << " = " << res2 << endl;
                                            cout << res2 << userOperator3 << d << " = " << res3 << endl;
                                            cout << "Well done!" << endl;
                                        }

                                        else if(userOperators.size() != 3){
                                            cout << endl;
                                            cout << "invalid number of characters entered, please try again";
                                            cout << endl;
                                        }
                                    }

                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return 0;
    }