ALEXROSE has judged wrongly?

Hello world,codechef has judged the 5th problem(ALEXROSE) on DEC-16 long challenge,but nat yet published the Editorial,hoping they will publish soon

@jawa2code

I respect your views, but I sincerely request to either mail codechef, or do something else. I don’t see anything positive coming out of posting it in discussion, and repeating it.

They will post it soon. I highly rebuke and disapprove the logic of “They are not posting the editorial = There is something malicious/dishonest which happened in it” . Problems are thoroughly tested and thought over. That’s why there are two codes, tester’s and setter’s code.

I know they may take some time to respond, but please refrain from posting and repeatedly posting such things on discuss forum. It does no good at all.

Hope I put across my views as gently and parliamentary as possible. :slight_smile:

Hello Sir
in first case my Algo received 8 flowers with stems of 2 different heights 1 is 1000mm and 7 with 1000000000000000000mm
i need to prepare a bouquets of size 4 that means each bouquets should contains 4 flowers of same height

what the algorithm did is it creates one bouquet with 4 flowers with height 1000000000000000000mm for this no cut is required

now 3 flowers of height 1000000000000000000mm and one height 1000mm availabe

now to create second bouquet 3 cuts are required to form a bouquet with height 1000mm
therefore ANS=3
please correct me if iam wrong

@jawa2code Your solution is giving the wrong answer on test cases where all lengths are distinct.

**Input:
**

1
16 4
442 55 19 865 22 878 689 67 532 419 476 33 244 473 424 945

Correct Output: 12

And your solution’s output for this test case is 15 (link). The correct answer is 12, since we can form a bouquet of 4 roses by making the length of 3 roses equal to the 4th one.

Thanks a lot sir,for opening my Eyes

agreed but the delay in the editorial too unlikely

I am glad that things got sorted out. Special thanks to srd091 :slight_smile:

And jawa, editorials took long because (as many members suggested) of ACM ICPC contests going that time. Don’t worry, editorials should be out soon. :slight_smile:

Hello srd091,please let me know test case to fail my code

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeMap;

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {
	try {
		BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
		int t = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());
		int n = 0, k = 0;
		String key = null;
		Integer value = 0, reqCnt = 0, demand = 0;
		TreeMap<String, Integer> table = new TreeMap<String, Integer>();
		HashMap<Integer, Integer> reqCntTable = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
		String data[] = null;

		for (int i = 0; i < t; i++) {
			reqCntTable.clear();
			table.clear();
			data = br.readLine().split(" ");
			n = Integer.parseInt(data[0]);
			k = Integer.parseInt(data[1]);

			data = br.readLine().split(" ");
			if (k == 1) {
				System.out.println(0);
				continue;
			}
			for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
				key = data[j].trim();
				value = table.get(key);
				if (value == null) {
					value = 0;

				}
				value++;
				value = value % k;
				table.put(key, value);

		
			}
			Collection<Integer> boquey = table.values();
			ArrayList<Integer> heights = new ArrayList<Integer>(boquey);
			int hlen=heights.size();
			
			Set keys=table.keySet();
			Iterator iterator=keys.iterator();
			String keyStr="";
			
			while(iterator.hasNext()){
				keyStr=(String) iterator.next();
				demand = (k -table.get(keyStr));
				reqCnt = reqCntTable.get(demand);
				if (reqCnt == null) {
					reqCnt = 1;
				}else{
					reqCnt++;
				}
				reqCntTable.put(demand, reqCnt);
			}
			

			long result = 0L;
			int len = heights.size();
			int freePool = 0, cpool = 0;
			Integer available = 0;
			int j = 0;
			int bqCnt=0;
			int reqAux = 0;

			for (j = len - 1; j > 0; j--) {
				cpool = heights.get(j);
				reqAux = k - cpool;
				available = reqCntTable.get(cpool);
				if ((available != null) && (available >0)) {
					int index=heights.indexOf(cpool);
					heights.set(index, 0);
					result+=cpool;
					available--;
					reqCntTable.put(cpool, available);
					reqAux = k - cpool;
					available = reqCntTable.get(reqAux);
					available--;
					reqCntTable.put(reqAux, available);
				}else{
					freePool += cpool;
					bqCnt=freePool/k;
					freePool=freePool%k;
					result+=(k-1)*bqCnt;
				}
			}

			bqCnt=freePool/k;
			freePool=freePool%k;
			result+=(k-1)*bqCnt;
			
			result += freePool;
			table.clear();
			System.out.println(result);
		}
	} catch (IOException ex) {
	}

}

}

=========================================================

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@jawa2code Your code is still giving the wrong answer on this test case ([link][1]),

1
6 3
1 3 5 5 7 9

the correct answer is 3 as we can cut rose of length 9 to make it equal to 5 and cut roses of length 3 and 7 to 1, so the correct answer is 3.
[1]: wqXimZ - Online IDE & Debugging Tool - Ideone.com

Hello Soumya Raj Darbari,thanks a lot for helping me
I have made changes to solve different test cases but still failing

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeMap;
 
public class Main {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		try {
			BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
			int t = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());
			int n = 0, k = 0;
			String key = null;
			Integer value = 0, reqCnt = 0, demand = 0;
			TreeMap<String, Integer> table = new TreeMap<String, Integer>();
			HashMap<Integer, Integer> reqCntTable = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
			String data[] = null;
 
			for (int i = 0; i < t; i++) {
				reqCntTable.clear();
				table.clear();
				data = br.readLine().split(" ");
				n = Integer.parseInt(data[0]);
				k = Integer.parseInt(data[1]);
 
				data = br.readLine().split(" ");
				if (k == 1) {
					System.out.println(0);
					continue;
				}
				for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
					key = data[j].trim();
					value = table.get(key);
					if (value == null) {
						value = 0;
 
					}
					value++;
					value = value % k;
					table.put(key, value);
 
 
				}
				Collection<Integer> boquey = table.values();
				ArrayList<Integer> heights = new ArrayList<Integer>(boquey);
				int hlen=heights.size();
 
				Set keys=table.keySet();
				Iterator iterator=keys.iterator();
				String keyStr="";
 
				while(iterator.hasNext()){
					keyStr=(String) iterator.next();
					demand = (k -table.get(keyStr));
					reqCnt = reqCntTable.get(demand);
					if (reqCnt == null) {
						reqCnt = 1;
					}else{
						reqCnt++;
					}
					reqCntTable.put(demand, reqCnt);
				}
 
 
				long result = 0L;
				int len = heights.size();
				int freePool = 0, cpool = 0;
				Integer available = 0;
				int j = 0;
				int bqCnt=0;
				int reqAux = 0;
 
				for (j = len - 1; j > 0; j--) {
					cpool = heights.get(j);
					reqAux = k - cpool;
					available = reqCntTable.get(cpool);
					if ((available != null) && (available >0)) {
						int index=heights.indexOf(reqAux);
						heights.set(index, 0);
						result+=cpool;
						available--;
						reqCntTable.put(cpool, available);
						reqAux = k - cpool;
						available = reqCntTable.get(reqAux);
						available--;
						reqCntTable.put(reqAux, available);
					}else{
						freePool += cpool;
						bqCnt=freePool/k;
						freePool=freePool%k;
						result+=(k-1)*bqCnt;
					}
				}
 
				bqCnt=freePool/k;
				freePool=freePool%k;
				result+=(k-1)*bqCnt;
 
				result += freePool;
				table.clear();
				System.out.println(result);
			}
		} catch (IOException ex) {
		}
 
	}
 
} 

====================================================================

https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/12692373

@jawa2code your code still fails where we can group roses of higher frequencies ([link][1]),

1
12 4
1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

the correct answer for this test case is 8 while your solution is giving 9 as we can make the bouquet of 4 roses of the length of 4 (count=2), 4 roses of the length of 1 (count+=3) and 4 roses of length 8(count+=3), total count=8.

@jawa2code can you explain your approach.
[1]: ClX4Ql - Online Java Compiler & Debugging Tool - Ideone.com

Thanks a lot srd091,i have fixed that problem,but still it is giving WA,please help me

Hello srd091 this is the updates one
CodeChef: Practical coding for everyone

package practice;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeMap;

public class Main {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		try {
			BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
			int t = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());
			int n = 0, k = 0;
			String key = null;
			Integer value = 0, reqCnt = 0, demand = 0;
			TreeMap<Integer, Integer> table = new TreeMap<Integer, Integer>();
			HashMap<Integer, Integer> reqCntTable = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
			String data[] = null;
 
			for (int i = 0; i < t; i++) {
				reqCntTable.clear();
				table.clear();
				data = br.readLine().split(" ");
				n = Integer.parseInt(data[0]);
				k = Integer.parseInt(data[1]);
 
				data = br.readLine().split(" ");
				if (k == 1) {
					System.out.println(0);
					continue;
				}
				for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
					key = data[j].trim();
					value = table.get(Integer.parseInt(key));
					if (value == null) {
						value = 0;
 
					}
					value++;
					value = value % k;
					table.put(Integer.parseInt(key), value);
 
 
				}
				Collection<Integer> boquey = table.values();
				ArrayList<Integer> heights = new ArrayList<Integer>(boquey);
				int hlen=heights.size();
 
				Set keys=table.keySet();
				Iterator iterator=keys.iterator();
				Integer keyStr=0;
 
				while(iterator.hasNext()){
					keyStr=(Integer) iterator.next();
					demand = (k -table.get(keyStr));
					reqCnt = reqCntTable.get(demand);
					if (reqCnt == null) {
						reqCnt = 1;
					}else{
						reqCnt++;
					}
					reqCntTable.put(demand, reqCnt);
				}
 
 
				long result = 0L;
				int len = heights.size();
				int freePool = 0, cpool = 0;
				Integer available = 0;
				int j = 0;
				int bqCnt=0;
				int reqAux = 0,req=0;
 
				for (j = len - 1; j > 0; j--) {
					cpool = heights.get(j);
					reqAux = k - cpool;
					available = reqCntTable.get(cpool);
					if((available != null)&&(available==1)){
						available--;
						reqCntTable.put(cpool, available);
						req=k-cpool;
						if(req<=freePool){
							freePool-=req;
    						result += req;
    						continue;
						}
					}
					if ((available != null) && (available >0)) {
						int index=heights.indexOf(reqAux);
						heights.set(index, 0);
						result+=cpool;
						available--;
						reqCntTable.put(cpool, available);
						reqAux = k - cpool;
						available = reqCntTable.get(reqAux);
						available--;
						reqCntTable.put(reqAux, available);
					}else{
						freePool += cpool;
						bqCnt=freePool/k;
						freePool=freePool%k;
						result+=(k-1)*bqCnt;
					}
				}
 
				bqCnt=freePool/k;
				freePool=freePool%k;
				result+=(k-1)*bqCnt;
 
				result += freePool;
				table.clear();
				System.out.println(result);
			}
		} catch (IOException ex) {
		}
 
	}
 
} 

==================================================

Hello srd091,please test it,and let me know where it is failing
Hello Sir i am waiting for you response

Hello srd091 Please help me to know where it is failing

Hello srd091,please test my code

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeMap;

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {
	try {
		BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
		int t = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());
		int n = 0, k = 0;
		String key = null;
		Integer value = 0, reqCnt = 0, demand = 0;
		TreeMap<Integer, Integer> table = new TreeMap<Integer, Integer>();
		HashMap<Integer, Integer> reqCntTable = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
		String data[] = null;

		for (int i = 0; i < t; i++) {
			reqCntTable.clear();
			table.clear();
			data = br.readLine().split(" ");
			n = Integer.parseInt(data[0]);
			k = Integer.parseInt(data[1]);

			data = br.readLine().split(" ");
			if (k == 1) {
				System.out.println(0);
				continue;
			}
			for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
				key = data[j].trim();
				value = table.get(Integer.parseInt(key));
				if (value == null) {
					value = 0;

				}
				value++;
				value = value % k;
				table.put(Integer.parseInt(key), value);

			}
			Collection<Integer> boquey = table.values();
			ArrayList<Integer> heights = new ArrayList<Integer>(boquey);
			int hlen = heights.size();

			Set keys = table.keySet();
			Iterator iterator = keys.iterator();
			Integer keyStr = 0;

			while (iterator.hasNext()) {
				keyStr = (Integer) iterator.next();
				demand = (k - table.get(keyStr));
				reqCnt = reqCntTable.get(demand);
				if (reqCnt == null) {
					reqCnt = 1;
				} else {
					reqCnt++;
				}
				reqCntTable.put(demand, reqCnt);
			}

			long result = 0L;
			int len = heights.size();
			int freePool = 0, cpool = 0;
			Integer available = 0;
			int j = 0;
			int bqCnt = 0;
			int reqAux = 0, req = 0;

			for (j = len - 1; j > 0; j--) {
				cpool = heights.get(j);
				reqAux = k - cpool;
				available = reqCntTable.get(cpool);
				if ((available != null) && (available == 1)) {
					available--;
					reqCntTable.put(cpool, available);
					req = k - cpool;
					if (req <= freePool) {
						freePool -= req;
						result += req;
						continue;
					}
				}
				if ((available != null) && (available > 0)) {
					int index = heights.indexOf(reqAux);
					heights.set(index, 0);
					result += cpool;
					available--;
					reqCntTable.put(cpool, available);
					reqAux = k - cpool;
					available = reqCntTable.get(reqAux);
					available--;
					reqCntTable.put(reqAux, available);
				} else {
					freePool += cpool;
					bqCnt = freePool / k;
					freePool = freePool % k;
					result += (k - 1) * bqCnt;
				}
			}

			bqCnt = freePool / k;
			freePool = freePool % k;
			result += (k - 1) * bqCnt;

			result += freePool;
			table.clear();
			System.out.println(result);
		}
	} catch (IOException ex) {
	}

}

}

Hello srd091,please let me know where it is failing

@jawa2code

Sir, I would say that instead of posting code, if you can explain your approach/algo or include some comments in your code as such what that statement/variable/loop is doing, we will be able to help you better.

Because coding is quite weird in this sense. A programmer wouldn’t be able to understand HIS OWN code if he sees it after a month, (he wont be able to deduce what he did or thought while writing it if he includes no comment.)

Don’t take it in wrong sense, I admire your dedication to solving this problem alone for this long! Its really nice! But I would say, if you explain your approach, we might be able to give you the correct deductions/logic or even a correct code which will help you learn.

Cause if you get stuck with a problem, then its bad! It will take your time where you could solve many more problems which would make you learn many more things!

So, I will request, that if you find it agreeable, please explain how you are approaching the problem.

With Regards and Wishes.

Vijju/

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Hello srd091 Thanks a lot
i have fixed that issues,it is working for some testcases tested,but still getting WA

import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStreamReader; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.Set; import java.util.TreeMap;

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
int t = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());
int n = 0, k = 0;
String key = null;
Integer value = 0, reqCnt = 0, demand = 0;
TreeMap<Integer, Integer> table = new TreeMap<Integer, Integer>();
HashMap<Integer, Integer> reqCntTable = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
String data[] = null;

    for (int i = 0; i < t; i++) {
        reqCntTable.clear();
        table.clear();
        data = br.readLine().split(" ");
        n = Integer.parseInt(data[0]);
        k = Integer.parseInt(data[1]);

        data = br.readLine().split(" ");
        if (k == 1) {
            System.out.println(0);
            continue;
        }
        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
            key = data[j].trim();
            value = table.get(Integer.parseInt(key));
            if (value == null) {
                value = 0;

            }
            value++;
            value = value % k;
            table.put(Integer.parseInt(key), value);

        }
        Collection<Integer> boquey = table.values();
        ArrayList<Integer> heights = new ArrayList<Integer>(boquey);
        int hlen = heights.size();

        Set keys = table.keySet();
        Iterator iterator = keys.iterator();
        Integer keyStr = 0;

        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
            keyStr = (Integer) iterator.next();
            demand = (k - table.get(keyStr));
            reqCnt = reqCntTable.get(demand);
            if (reqCnt == null) {
                reqCnt = 1;
            } else {
                reqCnt++;
            }
            reqCntTable.put(demand, reqCnt);
        }

        long result = 0L;
        int len = heights.size();
        int freePool = 0, cpool = 0;
        Integer available = 0;
        int j = 0;
        int bqCnt = 0;
        int reqAux = 0, req = 0;

        for (j = len - 1; j > 0; j--) {
            cpool = heights.get(j);
            reqAux = k - cpool;
            available = reqCntTable.get(cpool);
             int index = heights.indexOf(reqAux);
            if ((available != null) && (available > 0)&&(index<j)) {                  
                heights.set(index, 0);
                result += cpool;
                available--;
                reqCntTable.put(cpool, available);
                reqAux = k - cpool;
                available = reqCntTable.get(reqAux);
                available--;
                reqCntTable.put(reqAux, available);
				continue;
            } 
			if(reqAux<=freePool){
			freePool-=reqAux;
			 result += reqAux;
			 continue;
			}
			 freePool += cpool;
                bqCnt = freePool / k;
                freePool = freePool % k;
                result += (k - 1) * bqCnt;
        }

        bqCnt = freePool / k;
        freePool = freePool % k;
        result += (k - 1) * bqCnt;

        result += freePool;
        table.clear();
        System.out.println(result);
    }
} catch (IOException ex) {
}

}

}