diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/ArrayUtility.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/ArrayUtility.java
index ca32e28..214c92a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/ArrayUtility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/ArrayUtility.java
@@ -1,7 +1,55 @@
 package com.zipcodewilmington.arrayutility;
 
+import java.util.*;
+
 /**
  * Created by leon on 3/6/18.
  */
-public class ArrayUtility {
+public class ArrayUtility<T> {
+    T [] currentArray;
+
+    public ArrayUtility(T[] inputArr){
+        this.currentArray = inputArr;
+    }
+
+    public Integer countDuplicatesInMerge(T[] arrayToMerge, T valueToEvaluate) {
+        ArrayList<T> mergedList = combine(arrayToMerge);
+        this.currentArray = (T[]) mergedList.toArray();
+        Integer count = getNumberOfOccurrences(valueToEvaluate);
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    public T getMostCommonFromMerge(T[] arrayToMerge) {
+        ArrayList<T> mergedList = combine(arrayToMerge);
+        T mostCommon = null;
+        int mostCount = 0;
+        for(T element : mergedList) {
+            Integer currentCount = getNumberOfOccurrences(element);
+            if(currentCount > mostCount){
+                mostCount = currentCount;
+                mostCommon = element;
+            }
+        }
+        return mostCommon;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getNumberOfOccurrences(T valueToEvaluate) {
+        ArrayList<T> currentList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(currentArray));
+        Integer count = Collections.frequency(currentList,valueToEvaluate);
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    public T[] removeValue(T valueToRemove) {
+        ArrayList<T> currentList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(currentArray));
+        currentList.removeIf(e -> e.equals(valueToRemove));
+        return (T[]) currentList.toArray();
+    }
+
+    private ArrayList<T> combine(T[] arrayToCombine) {
+        ArrayList<T> arrToMergeAsList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(arrayToCombine));
+        ArrayList<T> currentList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(currentArray));
+        currentList.addAll(arrToMergeAsList);
+        return currentList;
+    }
 }
+
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/CountDuplicatesInMergeTest.java b/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/CountDuplicatesInMergeTest.java
index 2e85559..5250e46 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/CountDuplicatesInMergeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/CountDuplicatesInMergeTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public void longTest() {
         ArrayUtility<Long> arrayUtility = new ArrayUtility<Long>(inputArray);
 
         // When
-        Integer actual = arrayUtility.countDuplicatesInMerge(arrayToMerge, valueToEvaluate);
+        Object actual = arrayUtility.countDuplicatesInMerge(arrayToMerge, valueToEvaluate);
 
         // Then
         Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void stringTest() {
         ArrayUtility<String> arrayUtility = new ArrayUtility<String>(inputArray);
 
         // When
-        Integer actual = arrayUtility.countDuplicatesInMerge(arrayToMerge, valueToEvaluate);
+        Object actual = arrayUtility.countDuplicatesInMerge(arrayToMerge, valueToEvaluate);
 
         // Then
         Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public void objectTest() {
         ArrayUtility<Object> arrayUtility = new ArrayUtility<Object>(inputArray);
 
         // When
-        Integer actual = arrayUtility.countDuplicatesInMerge(arrayToMerge, valueToEvaluate);
+        Object actual = arrayUtility.countDuplicatesInMerge(arrayToMerge, valueToEvaluate);
 
         // Then
         Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/GetNumberOfOccurrencesTest.java b/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/GetNumberOfOccurrencesTest.java
index e9bcc4f..c5a8237 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/GetNumberOfOccurrencesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/GetNumberOfOccurrencesTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public void longTest() {
         ArrayUtility<Long> arrayUtility = new ArrayUtility<Long>(inputArray);
 
         // When
-        Integer actual = arrayUtility.getNumberOfOccurrences(valueToEvaluate);
+        Object actual = arrayUtility.getNumberOfOccurrences(valueToEvaluate);
 
         // Then
         Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public void stringTest() {
         ArrayUtility<String> arrayUtility = new ArrayUtility<String>(inputArray);
 
         // When
-        Integer actual = arrayUtility.getNumberOfOccurrences(valueToEvaluate);
+        Object actual = arrayUtility.getNumberOfOccurrences(valueToEvaluate);
 
         // Then
         Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public void objectTest() {
         ArrayUtility<Object> arrayUtility = new ArrayUtility<Object>(inputArray);
 
         // When
-        Integer actual = arrayUtility.getNumberOfOccurrences(valueToEvaluate);
+        Object actual = arrayUtility.getNumberOfOccurrences(valueToEvaluate);
 
         // Then
         Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/RemoveValueTest.java b/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/RemoveValueTest.java
index d464896..8604bfd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/RemoveValueTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/zipcodewilmington/arrayutility/RemoveValueTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.zipcodewilmington.arrayutility;
 
-import com.zipcodewilmington.UnitTestingUtils;
+import com.zipcodewilmington.arrayutility.UnitTestingUtils;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public void integerTest() {
 
 
         // When
-        Integer[] actual = arrayUtility.removeValue(valueToRemove);
+        Object[] actual = arrayUtility.removeValue(valueToRemove);
 
         // Then
         UnitTestingUtils.assertArrayEquality(expected, actual);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public void longTest() {
 
 
         // When
-        Long[] actual = arrayUtility.removeValue(valueToRemove);
+        Object[] actual = arrayUtility.removeValue(valueToRemove);
 
         // Then
         UnitTestingUtils.assertArrayEquality(expected, actual);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void stringTest() {
 
 
         // When
-        String[] actual = arrayUtility.removeValue(valueToRemove);
+        Object[] actual = arrayUtility.removeValue(valueToRemove);
 
         // Then
         UnitTestingUtils.assertArrayEquality(expected, actual);