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Open Claude DesktopThere are books, and Kotivalo and Justiina are going to read them all. For each book, you know the time it takes to read it.
They both read each book from beginning to end, and they cannot read a book at the same time. What is the minimum total time required?
Input
The first input line has an integer : the number of books.
The second line has integers : the time required to read each book.
Output
Print one integer: the minimum total time.
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Sample Test Cases (1)
Example 1ID: sample-1
Input
3 2 8 3
Expected Output
16
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Input (stdin)
3 2 8 3
Expected Output
16