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The problem provides a table named Products, where each row represents the price of a specific product in a specific store.
The problem asks whether an array of positive integers can be divided into two subsets such that both subsets have exactly the same sum. Suppose the total sum of all numbers in the array is S.
In this problem, we are given a list of log strings. Each log contains an identifier followed by one or more words separated by spaces. The first token is always the identifier, and everything after it represents the content of the log.
The problem asks us to count how many separate word-like groups exist inside a string. In this problem, a "segment" is defined as a continuous sequence of characters that are not spaces.
The problem asks us to determine whether two strings are exactly one edit apart. An edit can be one of three operations: 1. Insert a single character 2. Delete a single character 3. Replace one character with a different character The key detail is the word exactly.
The problem asks us to interpret a string expression representing a set of words generated according to a specific grammar and return all distinct words sorted in lexicographical order. The expression can contain lowercase letters, curly braces {}, and commas ,.
This problem asks us to identify all lucky numbers in a given matrix. A lucky number is defined as a value that satisfie
The problem requires calculating the sum of a subrange of all possible contiguous subarray sums of a given array nums.
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The problem asks us to compute a simple mathematical transformation on the digits of an integer. Given an integer n, we
The problem is asking for the minimum time required to collect all apples in a tree, where each edge traversal takes 1 s
The problem asks us to find the leftmost value in the last row of a binary tree. A binary tree is a hierarchical data structure where each node has at most two children: a left child and a right child.
We are given a tree, and two independent probability distributions over its vertices. One distribution chooses the starting vertex of a DFS, the other chooses the target vertex where the search stops.
We are given an undirected weighted graph with exactly n vertices and n edges. Since a connected graph with n vertices and n edges contains exactly one cycle, the graph is a unicyclic graph, a tree with one extra edge.
We are asked to simulate a turn-based game between two players, Simon and Antisimon, who each have a fixed integer, a and b respectively. There is a heap of n stones.
The problem gives us an array called piles, where each element represents the number of coins in a pile. The length of the array is always divisible by 3, meaning there are exactly 3n piles for some integer n. In every round, three piles are selected.
The problem asks us to determine the minimum number of times a string a must be repeated such that another string b becomes a substring of the repeated version of a. A substring is a consecutive sequence of characters within a string.
The problem describes a frog trying to cross a river by jumping across stones placed at specific positions. The input array stones contains the positions of all stones in sorted ascending order. The frog starts on the first stone, which is always at position 0.
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The problem asks us to take a string s containing words separated by spaces and return a new string where the words appear in reverse order. A word is defined as any sequence of non-space characters, and words can be separated by multiple spaces.
The problem can be restated as simulating bullets flying along the positive _Z_ axis at given coordinates on a 2D shooting plane (_XOY_). Each bullet may hit one of multiple rectangular targets floating at distinct heights along the _Z_ axis.
This problem asks us to determine the maximum number of ice cream bars a boy can buy with a limited number of coins. The input consists of an array costs, where costs[i] represents the price of the i-th ice cream bar, and an integer coins representing the total coins available.
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In this problem, we are given a list of directed paths between cities. Each entry in paths has the form [cityA, cityB],
The problem gives us two database tables, Visits and Transactions. The Visits table records every time a customer visite
The problem asks us to design a data structure that supports efficient searches based on both a prefix and a suffix. We are given an array of words, where each word has an implicit index based on its position in the array. The WordFilter class must support two operations: 1.
The problem asks us to determine the longest contiguous substring of s that can be transformed into the corresponding substring of t without exceeding a given budget, maxCost.
This problem asks us to generate a monthly financial summary for each country using information from two database tables: Transactions and Chargebacks. The Transactions table stores incoming transactions.
The problem gives us a binary matrix, meaning every cell contains either 0 or 1. We are allowed to rearrange the columns of the matrix in any order we want.
We are asked to place a space rescue station in three-dimensional space such that the maximum distance from it to any of the given planets is minimized. Each planet is represented by its coordinates $(x, y, z)$.
The problem gives us an array of non-negative integers called nums. We need to count how many index pairs (i, j) satisfy the following conditions: - i < j - nums[i] + rev(nums[j]) == nums[j] + rev(nums[i]) Here, rev(x) means reversing the digits of the integer.
The problem requires counting the numbers within a given inclusive range [left, right] that have a prime number of set bits in their binary representation. The set bits of a number refer to the number of 1s in its binary representation.
The problem asks us to count how many permutations of the integers from 1 to n satisfy a special divisibility condition. A permutation is an arrangement of all numbers from 1 to n where every number appears exactly once.
The problem gives us a collection of unique points on a 2D plane. Our task is to determine the minimum possible area of any rectangle that can be formed using exactly four of these points as vertices.
We are given a messy textual representation of a sequence. The string may contain positive integers, commas, spaces, and the special token .... Spaces may appear in the wrong places or appear multiple times. The task is purely formatting.
The problem presents two database tables: NPV and Queries. The NPV table contains historical net present value (NPV) dat
The problem gives us a string that represents the preorder serialization of a binary tree. Each value is separated by commas. A normal integer represents a real tree node, while the character '' represents a null pointer.
This problem asks us to determine the minimum initial health a knight needs in order to safely travel through a dungeon and rescue a princess.
The problem gives us a binary array named nums, where every element is either 0 or 1. Our task is to determine the maximum number of consecutive 1s that appear anywhere in the array.
The problem gives a date string in a human readable format such as "20th Oct 2052" and asks us to convert it into the st
This problem asks us to identify students who are enrolled in university departments that no longer exist in the departm
This problem gives us the root of a Binary Search Tree (BST) and an integer k. We must determine whether there are two distinct nodes in the tree whose values add up to k.
We are given an undirected multigraph. Floors are vertices, staircases are edges. Harry starts at floor 1 and wants to visit every floor at least once. The graph is dynamic. Between Harry's walks, Ron and Hermione may modify staircases.
We are asked to find the minimum distance Shapur must travel to visit all cities at least once. The cities are connected in a tree structure, meaning there are exactly $n-1$ bidirectional roads and a unique path between any two cities.
The problem asks us to count how many subtrees in a binary tree are "uni-value" subtrees. A uni-value subtree is a subtree in which every node has the same value. A subtree consists of a node together with all of its descendants.
The problem asks us to find the length of the smallest positive integer that satisfies two conditions: 1. The integer contains only the digit 1 2. The integer is divisible by k Such numbers are commonly called repunits.
We are asked to simulate a queue of customers, where each customer has a known service time. The cashier can serve two people simultaneously, and the time to serve two people at once is the maximum of their individual times.
The task is to take a positive integer represented in binary and determine how many steps it takes to reduce it to 1 using a simple iterative process. In each step, if the number is odd, we increment it by 1, and if it is even, we divide it by 2.
We have a grid containing chips. Every chip stores one direction, left, right, up, or down. When we start a move from some chip, the process behaves like this: The current chip looks in the direction of its arrow.
The problem gives us a sequence of points on a 2D plane. These points are connected in order, and the final point connects back to the first point, forming a polygon. Our task is to determine whether that polygon is convex.
This problem models a chain reaction of falling dominoes. We are given a string where each character represents the initial state of a domino in a row. A domino can be in one of three states: - 'L' means the domino has been pushed to the left.
We are given a list of integers representing problem scores in a contest. A contestant may solve any non-empty subset of these problems, and the final score becomes the product of all chosen values.
The problem asks us to decide whether a positive integer $n$ can be represented as a sum of distinct integers, where each integer is either 1 or a prime number. If such a representation exists, we need to produce one that is lexicographically largest.
This problem asks us to modify a sorted integer array in-place so that every unique value appears at most twice. Since the array is already sorted in non-decreasing order, duplicate values will always appear next to each other, which is a very important property that makes an…
We are asked to help King Copa maximize his expected number of hits in a shooting gallery. The gallery is represented as a 2D plane, and each target appears at a specific point exactly at a specific time and disappears immediately afterward.
The problem describes a turn-based game between Alice and Bob with a row of stones, each having a numeric value. On each turn, a player removes any stone of their choice.
The problem gives us two integer arrays, arr1 and arr2, both having the same length. We must compute the maximum possible value of the following expression across every pair of indices (i, j): The task is not asking for the indices themselves, only the largest achievable value.
The problem gives us a valid time string in the format "HH:MM" and asks us to construct the next chronological time using only the digits already present in the original time. The important detail is that digits may be reused any number of times.
This problem asks us to design a reversible transformation between two different tree structures: - An N-ary tree, where each node can have any number of children - A binary tree, where each node has at most two children The important requirement is not how the encoding looks…
This problem asks us to combine two binary trees into a single merged tree. Each tree consists of nodes where every node contains a value and pointers to a left and right child.
This problem asks us to take an integer array nums and perform a series of increment operations so that every element in the array becomes unique. An increment operation increases an element by exactly 1. The goal is to compute the minimum number of such moves required.
Scrooge signs papers by moving a pen along a polyline. The signature starts at the first point, then draws straight segments between consecutive points until the last point is reached.
The problem gives us a database table named Orders with two columns: Column Meaning --- --- ordernumber Unique identifier for an order customernumber Identifier for the customer who placed the order Each row represents a single order placed by a customer.
We are asked to estimate the minimum number of presents the Hedgehog will receive over the next N days. He has two rules governing present reception: every holiday he receives a gift, and he cannot go more than K days without receiving one.
This problem is an interactive backtracking problem where we must control a robot without directly seeing the room layout. Unlike traditional grid traversal problems, we are not given access to the actual room matrix during execution.
The problem asks us to reverse only the English letters in a string while keeping all non-letter characters fixed in their original positions. In other words, letters move, but symbols, digits, and punctuation marks stay exactly where they started.
The problem gives us the numbers from 1 to n, and asks us to find the kth permutation when all possible permutations are ordered lexicographically.
The problem asks us to determine whether one string can be transformed into another string using repeated left rotations. A single shift operation removes the first character of the string and appends it to the end.
The problem asks us to count how many words in a given list are subsequences of a string s. A subsequence is formed by deleting zero or more characters from the string without changing the order of the remaining characters.
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The problem asks us to compute a clumsy factorial for a given positive integer n. A standard factorial multiplies all integers from n down to 1, but the clumsy factorial modifies the operations: instead of multiplying all numbers, it cycles through '', '/', '+', and '-' in…
The problem asks us to construct the shortest possible string that contains both str1 and str2 as subsequences. A subsequence does not require characters to appear contiguously. Instead, the characters only need to appear in the same relative order.
We are given a string representing a character's name in a game, and we can change at most k of its letters to maximize a score called euphony. The euphony is computed as the sum of bonuses for every consecutive pair of letters in the string.
The problem asks us to find the smallest contiguous substring inside string s that contains every character from string t, including duplicate occurrences. A substring must consist of consecutive characters. We are not allowed to reorder characters or skip positions.
The problem asks us to count all the negative numbers in a 2D matrix grid where each row and column is sorted in non-inc
The problem requires constructing a binary expression tree from a postfix arithmetic expression and implementing a metho
The problem asks us to determine whether an integer array nums can be split into four non-empty subarrays with equal sums by selecting three indices i, j, and k that satisfy strict ordering constraints: 0 < i, i + 1 < j, j + 1 < k < n - 1.
We are given a valid binary search tree where every internal node has exactly two children. Each node stores a unique key. We are also given several query keys that are guaranteed not to appear in the tree. A normal BST search starts at the root.
We are asked to tile an rectangular floor with three types of 2x2 square tiles: black, white, and mixed tiles that have a black and a white section in a diagonal pattern.
The problem presents n gardens, labeled from 1 to n, and a list of bidirectional paths connecting pairs of gardens. Each garden must be planted with one of four types of flowers (1 through 4).
The problem gives a string containing only six possible characters: (, ), {, }, [ and ]. Each opening bracket must eventually be matched with the correct closing bracket, and the order of matching matters.
The problem asks us to find the diameter of a tree, which is defined as the number of edges in the longest path between any two nodes. We are given an undirected tree represented as a list of edges. Each edge connects two nodes, labeled from 0 to n - 1.
The problem provides a database table named Employee that stores information about which departments employees belong to.
In this problem, we are given an n x n grid where each cell contains a unique integer representing its elevation. Rain begins falling, and the water level rises over time.
We are given a sequence of binary strings, all of equal length, and we need to split them into two subsequences in a way that minimizes the sum of the lengths of their compressed forms.
The problem is asking us to compute cumulative scores for each gender across different days in a competition. The input
The problem is asking us to generate the coordinates of cells in a 2D grid that we would visit if we started at a given cell (rStart, cStart) and walked in a clockwise spiral pattern.
The problem gives us a list of integers representing asteroids moving through space in a straight line. Each integer contains two pieces of information: - The absolute value represents the asteroid's size. - The sign represents the direction: - Positive numbers move to the right.
The problem asks us to determine whether a given list of strings forms a valid word square. A word square is a special arrangement of words such that the kth row and the kth column contain the same sequence of letters for every valid index k.
This problem provides a database table named Employee, where every row represents a single employee and the team they belong to.
The problem gives us two sorted integer arrays, nums1 and nums2, and asks us to return the k pairs with the smallest sums. A pair is formed by taking one element from nums1 and one element from nums2.
We are given a party scenario where Petya invited n friends, each of whom gave exactly one gift to another friend. The input lists, for each friend in order, the friend they gave a gift to.
The task is to compute a kind of "distance" between a user-entered address and a list of potential addresses, according to a specific error function. The user enters a string s of length k. Then there are n potential addresses, each a string of arbitrary length.
We are asked to find the cheapest way for Gerald to buy three pieces of clothing that all match each other. Each clothing item has a price, and some pairs of items are marked as matching. The input gives us the total number of items, the prices, and a list of matching pairs.
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We are asked to determine whether a given number is almost lucky. A number is almost lucky if it is divisible by at least one lucky number. Lucky numbers are positive integers composed entirely of the digits 4 and 7, like 4, 7, 44, 47, 74, and so on.
The problem asks us to design a data structure that supports two operations efficiently: 1. Adding words into the structure. 2. Searching for words, where the search pattern may contain the wildcard character '.'. The wildcard '.' represents any single lowercase English letter.
This problem asks us to build the lexicographically largest possible string by repeatedly choosing characters from the front of two given strings.
We are given the source code of a tiny recursive function f(n) written in a heavily restricted subset of C++. The function only contains sequential if (...) return ...; statements and unconditional return ...; statements.
The problem gives us an integer array nums, and asks us to remove exactly one element from the array. After removing that element, the remaining elements shift left, which means their indices may change.