Editorial for DMOPC '14 Contest 6 P2 - GO Faster
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Author:
The idea behind this problem is simply to keep track of a few numbers. To calculate the minimum , continuously subtract the number of people getting off from
, the starting number of passengers. The result is
. The maximum number of people to benefit from the express train is
- the sum of the minimum number of people getting off at each stop that must be from the first stop.
Time Complexity:
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