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Cowdependence: greedy walkthrough
Cowdependence: use the linked editorial?s greedy, sorting idea on the published sample, then verify the displayed output.
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1 1 1 9 2 1 2 1 1modelAlgorithm ideaProcess choices in the order justified by the editorial and maintain the invariant that each accepted choice remains safe.task resultExpected output7
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Order
Arrange candidates by the criterion used by the task?s greedy strategy. - 2
Choose
Accept the next locally safe option while preserving the feasibility invariant. - 3
Finish
Read the accumulated result and check it against the sample output. - 4
Verify the sample
Use the published sample output to check the result of this idea on the displayed input.
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