Solution: Minimum Number of Refueling Stops
Explore how to apply a greedy algorithm to find the minimum number of refueling stops to reach a target distance. Understand using a max-heap to prioritize fuel stations and optimize stops while managing fuel usage and constraints.
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Statement
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] ...