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27 changes: 27 additions & 0 deletions 2551. Put Marbles in Bags
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class Solution {
public:
long long putMarbles(vector<int>& weights, int k) {
int n=weights.size();
vector<int> auxi; // create some Helping vector that store sum of pair.

// Compute the sum of adjacent pairs
for(int i=0;i<n-1;i++){
auxi.push_back(weights[i] + weights[i+1]);
}

// Sort the pairs
sort(auxi.begin(), auxi.end());
long long minm=0,maxm=0;

// Select (k - 1) smallest sums for minSum
for(int i=0;i<k-1;i++){
minm = minm + auxi[i];
}

// Select (k - 1) largest sums for maxSum
for(int i=n-2;i>=n-k;i--){
maxm= maxm+ auxi[i];
}
return maxm-minm;
}
};
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