diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+target/
diff --git a/2024/day1/Cargo.lock b/2024/day1/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "day1"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/2024/day1/Cargo.toml b/2024/day1/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "day1"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/2024/day1/src/main.rs b/2024/day1/src/main.rs
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+fn read_values() -> (Vec<i32>, Vec<i32>) {
+    let string = std::fs::read_to_string("./input.txt").unwrap();
+    let mut left_vec = vec![];
+    let mut right_vec = vec![];
+
+    for line in string.lines() {
+        let mut values = line.split_whitespace();
+        let left_value: i32 = values.next().unwrap().parse().unwrap();
+        left_vec.push(left_value);
+        let right_value: i32 = values.next().unwrap().parse().unwrap();
+        right_vec.push(right_value);
+    }
+
+    return (left_vec, right_vec);
+}
+
+fn task1() {
+    let (mut left_vec, mut right_vec) = read_values();
+
+    left_vec.sort();
+    right_vec.sort();
+
+    let mut sum = 0;
+    for idx in 0..left_vec.len() {
+        sum = sum + (left_vec[idx] - right_vec[idx]).abs();
+    }
+
+    println!("Task 1 Sum: {}", sum);
+}
+
+fn task2() {
+    let (left_vec, right_vec) = read_values();
+
+    let mut sum = 0;
+    for left_number in left_vec.iter() {
+        let occurences = right_vec
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|&candidate| candidate == left_number)
+            .count() as i32;
+        sum += left_number * occurences;
+    }
+
+    println!("Task 2 Sum: {}", sum);
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    task1();
+    task2();
+}