diff --git a/birthdaycandles.c b/birthdaycandles.c
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+#include <assert.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+char* readline();
+char** split_string(char*);
+
+// Complete the birthdayCakeCandles function below.
+int birthdayCakeCandles(int ar_count, int* ar) {
+    int i,max=0,ct=0;
+    for(i=0;i<ar_count;i++)
+    {
+        if(ar[i]>=max)
+        max=ar[i];
+        
+    }
+    for(i=0;i<ar_count;i++)
+    if(ar[i]==max)
+    ct++;
+
+    return ct;
+    
+
+
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    FILE* fptr = fopen(getenv("OUTPUT_PATH"), "w");
+
+    char* ar_count_endptr;
+    char* ar_count_str = readline();
+    int ar_count = strtol(ar_count_str, &ar_count_endptr, 10);
+
+    if (ar_count_endptr == ar_count_str || *ar_count_endptr != '\0') { exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
+
+    char** ar_temp = split_string(readline());
+
+    int* ar = malloc(ar_count * sizeof(int));
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < ar_count; i++) {
+        char* ar_item_endptr;
+        char* ar_item_str = *(ar_temp + i);
+        int ar_item = strtol(ar_item_str, &ar_item_endptr, 10);
+
+        if (ar_item_endptr == ar_item_str || *ar_item_endptr != '\0') { exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
+
+        *(ar + i) = ar_item;
+    }
+
+    int result = birthdayCakeCandles(ar_count, ar);
+
+    fprintf(fptr, "%d\n", result);
+
+    fclose(fptr);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+char* readline() {
+    size_t alloc_length = 1024;
+    size_t data_length = 0;
+    char* data = malloc(alloc_length);
+
+    while (true) {
+        char* cursor = data + data_length;
+        char* line = fgets(cursor, alloc_length - data_length, stdin);
+
+        if (!line) { break; }
+
+        data_length += strlen(cursor);
+
+        if (data_length < alloc_length - 1 || data[data_length - 1] == '\n') { break; }
+
+        size_t new_length = alloc_length << 1;
+        data = realloc(data, new_length);
+
+        if (!data) { break; }
+
+        alloc_length = new_length;
+    }
+
+    if (data[data_length - 1] == '\n') {
+        data[data_length - 1] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    data = realloc(data, data_length);
+
+    return data;
+}
+
+char** split_string(char* str) {
+    char** splits = NULL;
+    char* token = strtok(str, " ");
+
+    int spaces = 0;
+
+    while (token) {
+        splits = realloc(splits, sizeof(char*) * ++spaces);
+        if (!splits) {
+            return splits;
+        }
+
+        splits[spaces - 1] = token;
+
+        token = strtok(NULL, " ");
+    }
+
+    return splits;
+}
+