C# || How To Remove Stones To Minimize The Total Using C#
The following is a module with functions which demonstrates how to remove stones to minimize the total using C#.
1. Min Stone Sum – Problem Statement
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.
2. Min Stone Sum – Solution
The following is a solution which demonstrates how to remove stones to minimize the total.
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// ============================================================================ // Author: Kenneth Perkins // Date: Feb 1, 2023 // Taken From: http://programmingnotes.org/ // File: Solution.cs // Description: Demonstrates how to remove stones to minimize the total // ============================================================================ public class Solution { public int MinStoneSum(int[] piles, int k) { var heap = new PriorityQueue<int, int>(Comparer<int>.Create((a, b) => b - a)); int totalSum = 0; foreach (int num in piles) { heap.Enqueue(num, num); totalSum += num; } for (int index = 0; index < k; ++index) { int currentValue = heap.Dequeue(); int removeFromTotal = currentValue / 2; int newValue = currentValue - removeFromTotal; heap.Enqueue(newValue, newValue); totalSum -= removeFromTotal; } return totalSum; } }// http://programmingnotes.org/ |
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Once compiled, you should get this as your output for the example cases:
12
12
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