diff --git a/helper/vector-stats.hpp b/helper/vector-stats.hpp
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+#ifndef C437A277_1F23_496D_9B69_A21D771ECA91
+#define C437A277_1F23_496D_9B69_A21D771ECA91
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+int max(std::vector<int> vec){
+    int max = INT_MIN;
+    for(int i=0; i<vec.size(); ++i){
+        if(vec[i] > max) max = vec[i];
+    }
+    return max;
+}
+
+#endif /* C437A277_1F23_496D_9B69_A21D771ECA91 */