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+#include<bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+bool compare(pair<string,int>a, pair<string,int> b){
+    return a.second < b.second;
+}
+
+int badness(vector<pair<string,int> > teams){
+    //Complete this function to return the min badness
+    sort(teams.begin(), teams.end(), compare);
+    int cnt = 0;
+    for(int i = 0; i < teams.size(); i++){
+        int j = i+1;
+        cnt += abs(teams[i].second-j);
+    }
+    return cnt;
+}
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