diff --git a/day1/puzzle2/main.c b/day1/puzzle2/main.c
index 4bd578d..d0f7274 100644
--- a/day1/puzzle2/main.c
+++ b/day1/puzzle2/main.c
@@ -16,137 +16,13 @@ int two_char_two_interger(int a, int b)
     return num;
 }
 
-int is_one(char *str)
-{
-    // printf("%c", ptr[j]);
-    char *str2;
-    str2 = (char *)malloc(3);
+int is_num(char *test_string, char *num_to_match, int mem_length) {
+    char *input_copy = malloc(mem_length);
+    
+    memcpy(input_copy, test_string, (size_t)mem_length);
 
-    memcpy(str2, str, (size_t)3);
-
-    if (strcmp(str2, "one") == 0)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-int is_two(char *str)
-{
-    // printf("%c", ptr[j]);
-    char *str2;
-    str2 = (char *)malloc(3);
-
-    memcpy(str2, str, (size_t)3);
-
-    if (strcmp(str2, "two") == 0)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-int is_three(char *str)
-{
-    // printf("%c", ptr[j]);
-    char *str2;
-    str2 = (char *)malloc(5);
-
-    memcpy(str2, str, (size_t)5);
-
-    if (strcmp(str2, "three") == 0)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-int is_four(char *str)
-{
-    // printf("%c", ptr[j]);
-    char *str2;
-    str2 = (char *)malloc(4);
-
-    memcpy(str2, str, (size_t)4);
-
-    if (strcmp(str2, "four") == 0)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-int is_five(char *str)
-{
-    // printf("%c", ptr[j]);
-    char *str2;
-    str2 = (char *)malloc(4);
-
-    memcpy(str2, str, (size_t)4);
-
-    if (strcmp(str2, "five") == 0)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-int is_six(char *str)
-{
-    // printf("%c", ptr[j]);
-    char *str2;
-    str2 = (char *)malloc(3);
-
-    memcpy(str2, str, (size_t)3);
-
-    if (strcmp(str2, "six") == 0)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-int is_seven(char *str)
-{
-    // printf("%c", ptr[j]);
-    char *str2;
-    str2 = (char *)malloc(5);
-
-    memcpy(str2, str, (size_t)5);
-
-    if (strcmp(str2, "seven") == 0)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-int is_eight(char *str)
-{
-    // printf("%c", ptr[j]);
-    char *str2;
-    str2 = (char *)malloc(5);
-
-    memcpy(str2, str, (size_t)5);
-
-    if (strcmp(str2, "eight") == 0)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-int is_nine(char *str)
-{
-    // printf("%c", ptr[j]);
-    char *str2;
-    str2 = (char *)malloc(4);
-
-    memcpy(str2, str, (size_t)4);
-
-    if (strcmp(str2, "nine") == 0)
-    {
-        return 0;
+    if (strcmp(input_copy, num_to_match) == 0) {
+	return 0;
     }
     return 1;
 }
@@ -197,7 +73,7 @@ int main()
                 switch (cur_char)
                 {
                 case 'o': // one
-                    if (is_one(&ptr[i]) == 0)
+                    if (is_num(&ptr[i], "one", 3) == 0)
                     {
                         if (first_num == -1)
                         {
@@ -207,9 +83,9 @@ int main()
                     }
                     break;
                 case 't': // two, three
-                    if (is_two(&ptr[i]) == 1)
+                    if (is_num(&ptr[i], "two", 3) == 1)
                     {
-                        if (is_three(&ptr[i]) == 0)
+                        if (is_num(&ptr[i], "three", 5) == 0)
                         {
                             if (first_num == -1)
                             {
@@ -228,9 +104,9 @@ int main()
                     }
                     break;
                 case 'f': // four, five
-                    if (is_four(&ptr[i]) == 1)
+                    if (is_num(&ptr[i], "four", 4) == 1)
                     {
-                        if (is_five(&ptr[i]) == 0)
+                        if (is_num(&ptr[i], "five", 4) == 0)
                         {
                             if (first_num == -1)
                             {
@@ -249,9 +125,9 @@ int main()
                     }
                     break;
                 case 's': // six, seven
-                    if (is_six(&ptr[i]) == 1)
+                    if (is_num(&ptr[i], "six", 3) == 1)
                     {
-                        if (is_seven(&ptr[i]) == 0)
+                        if (is_num(&ptr[i], "seven", 5) == 0)
                         {
                             if (first_num == -1)
                             {
@@ -270,7 +146,7 @@ int main()
                     }
                     break;
                 case 'e': // eight
-                    if (is_eight(&ptr[i]) == 0)
+                    if (is_num(&ptr[i], "eight", 5) == 0)
                     {
                         if (first_num == -1)
                         {
@@ -280,7 +156,7 @@ int main()
                     }
                     break;
                 case 'n': // nine
-                    if (is_nine(&ptr[i]) == 0)
+                    if (is_num(&ptr[i], "nine", 4) == 0)
                     {
                         if (first_num == -1)
                         {
@@ -342,4 +218,4 @@ int main()
     close(fd);
 
     return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}