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Solution: Minimum Number of Refueling Stops

Explore how to determine the minimum refueling stops needed for a car to reach a target distance using a greedy algorithm with a max-heap. Understand how to prioritize fuel stations for optimal refueling and implement a solution that effectively balances stops and fuel capacity.

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You need to find the minimum number of refueling stops that a car needs to make to cover a distance, target. For simplicity, assume that the car has to travel from west to east in a straight line. There are various fuel stations on the way that are represented as a 2-D array of stations, i.e., stations[i] =[di,fi]= [d_i, f_i] ...