This problem was recently asked by Microsoft: You are given two linked-lists representing two non-negative integers. The digits are stored in reverse order and each of their nodes contain a single digit. Add the two numbers and return it as a linked list. Example: Input: (2 -> 4 -> 3) + (5 -> 6 -> 4) Output: 7 -> 0 -> 8 Explanation: 342 + 465 = 807. Here is the function signature as a starting point (in Python):
# Definition for singly-linked list.
class ListNode(object):
  def __init__(self, x):
    self.val = x
    self.next = None

class Solution:
  def addTwoNumbers(self, l1, l2, c = 0):
    # Fill this in.

l1 = ListNode(2)
l1.next = ListNode(4)
l1.next.next = ListNode(3)

l2 = ListNode(5)
l2.next = ListNode(6)
l2.next.next = ListNode(4)

result = Solution().addTwoNumbers(l1, l2)
while result:
  print result.val,
  result = result.next
# 7 0 8
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