Skip to content

Latest commit

 

History

History

remove-stones-to-minimize-the-total

Folders and files

NameName
Last commit message
Last commit date

parent directory

..
 
 

< Previous                  Next >

You are given a 0-indexed integer array piles, where piles[i] represents the number of stones in the ith pile, and an integer k. You should apply the following operation exactly k times:

  • Choose any piles[i] and remove floor(piles[i] / 2) stones from it.

Notice that you can apply the operation on the same pile more than once.

Return the minimum possible total number of stones remaining after applying the k operations.

floor(x) is the greatest integer that is smaller than or equal to x (i.e., rounds x down).

 

Example 1:

Input: piles = [5,4,9], k = 2
Output: 12
Explanation: Steps of a possible scenario are:
- Apply the operation on pile 2. The resulting piles are [5,4,5].
- Apply the operation on pile 0. The resulting piles are [3,4,5].
The total number of stones in [3,4,5] is 12.

Example 2:

Input: piles = [4,3,6,7], k = 3
Output: 12
Explanation: Steps of a possible scenario are:
- Apply the operation on pile 2. The resulting piles are [4,3,3,7].
- Apply the operation on pile 3. The resulting piles are [4,3,3,4].
- Apply the operation on pile 0. The resulting piles are [2,3,3,4].
The total number of stones in [2,3,3,4] is 12.

 

Constraints:

  • 1 <= piles.length <= 105
  • 1 <= piles[i] <= 104
  • 1 <= k <= 105

Related Topics

[Array] [Heap (Priority Queue)]

Hints

Hint 1 Choose the pile with the maximum number of stones each time.
Hint 2 Use a data structure that helps you find the mentioned pile each time efficiently.
Hint 3 One such data structure is a Priority Queue.