Strings: Making Anagrams

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    Javascript Solution:

    function main() {
        var a = readLine().split("");
        var b = readLine().split("");
    var countA = a.length;
    var countB = b.length;
    var count = countA + countB;
        var pair = 0;
        for(var i = 0; i < countA;i++){
            for(var j = 0; j < countB; j++){
                if(a[i] == b[j]){
                    b.splice(j,1);
                    pair++;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        console.log(count - (pair*2));
    }