diff --git a/src/day-5-solution.cpp b/src/day-5-solution.cpp
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+#include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cctype>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <regex>
+#include <string>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+uint_fast64_t part_one_solution(const std::vector<std::pair<uint_fast64_t, uint_fast64_t>>& ranges, const std::vector<uint_fast64_t>& ids){
+  uint_fast64_t runnign_sum = uint_fast64_t {0};
+  for (uint_fast64_t id  : ids) {
+    for (std::pair<uint_fast64_t, uint_fast64_t> range  : ranges) {
+      if(!(id>=range.first && id <= range.second)) continue;
+      runnign_sum++;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return runnign_sum;
+}
+
+bool range_ascending_compare(const std::pair<uint_fast64_t, uint_fast64_t>&a , const std::pair<uint_fast64_t, uint_fast64_t>& b){
+  return a.first<b.first;
+}
+
+uint_fast64_t part_two_solution(std::vector<std::pair<uint_fast64_t,uint_fast64_t>> ranges_to_be_merged){
+  uint_fast64_t total_fresh_ids = uint_fast64_t {0};
+  std::sort(ranges_to_be_merged.begin(), ranges_to_be_merged.end(), range_ascending_compare);
+  std::vector<std::pair<uint_fast64_t, uint_fast64_t>> merged_ranges = std::vector<std::pair<uint_fast64_t, uint_fast64_t>> {};
+
+  for (std::vector<std::pair<uint_fast64_t, uint_fast64_t>>::const_iterator i = ranges_to_be_merged.begin(); i< ranges_to_be_merged.end(); i++) {
+    if(merged_ranges.empty() || merged_ranges.back().second < i->first) merged_ranges.push_back(*i);
+    else merged_ranges.back().second = std::max(merged_ranges.back().second, i->second);
+
+  }
+
+  for (std::vector<std::pair<uint_fast64_t, uint_fast64_t>>::const_iterator j = merged_ranges.begin(); j<merged_ranges.end(); j++) {
+    total_fresh_ids += j->second - j->first +1; 
+  }
+
+  return total_fresh_ids;
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  std::ifstream input_file = std::ifstream{"testcases/day-5.in"};
+  std::vector<std::pair<uint_fast64_t, uint_fast64_t>> ranges = std::vector<std::pair<uint_fast64_t, uint_fast64_t>> {};
+  std::vector<uint_fast64_t> ids = std::vector<uint_fast64_t> {};
+  std::string current_line = std::string {};
+
+  const std::regex range_pattern = std::regex {"([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)"};
+  while(std::getline(input_file, current_line)){
+    if(std::all_of(current_line.begin(), current_line.end(), [](unsigned char c){return std::isspace(c);})) break;
+    std::smatch string_matches;
+    
+    if(std::regex_search(current_line, string_matches, range_pattern)){
+      ranges.push_back(std::pair{static_cast<uint_fast64_t>( std::stoull(string_matches[1].str()) ),static_cast<uint_fast64_t>( std::stoull(string_matches[2].str()) )});
+    }
+
+  }
+  
+  while (std::getline(input_file, current_line)) {
+    // Skip blank/whitespace-only lines
+    if (std::all_of(current_line.begin(), current_line.end(),
+        [](unsigned char c) { return std::isspace(c); })) {
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    ids.push_back(static_cast<uint_fast64_t>(std::stoull(current_line)));}
+
+
+  uint_fast64_t part_one_solution_result = part_one_solution(ranges , ids);
+  spdlog::info("Part one solution: {}",part_one_solution_result );
+  uint_fast64_t part_two_solution_result = part_two_solution(ranges);
+  spdlog::info("Part two solution: {}", part_two_solution_result);
+
+  return 0;
+}