My issue
include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
// your code goes here
int t;
cin>>t;
while(t–){
int n;
cin>>n;
vector a(n);
for(int i=0;i<n;i++) cin>>a[i];
int ans=0;
for(int i=0;i<n-1;i++){
if(a[i]!=a[i+1]){
ans++;
i++;
}
}
cout<<min(ans,n/2)<<endl;
}
}
My code
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
// your code goes here
int t;
cin>>t;
while(t--){
int n;
cin>>n;
vector<int> a(n);
for(int i=0;i<n;i++) cin>>a[i];
int ans=0;
for(int i=0;i<n-1;i++){
if(a[i]!=a[i+1]){
ans++;
i++;
}
}
cout<<min(ans,n/2)<<endl;
}
}
Problem Link: Maximum Score Practice Coding Problem