Candy
Try to solve the Candy problem.
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Statement
You are given an array, ratings
, where ratings[i]
represents the rating of the i-th
child standing in a line. Your task is to distribute candies to each child based on the following rules:
Every child must receive at least one candy.
Children with a higher rating get more candies than their neighbors.
Determine the minimum total number of candies you must distribute to satisfy the above conditions.
Constraints:
ratings.length
ratings[i]
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