Can somebdy pls help me about how to approach to this problem. http://www.spoj.com/problems/SPEC_SET/
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Can somebdy pls help me about how to approach to this problem. http://www.spoj.com/problems/SPEC_SET/
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When I solved this problem first I wrote a brute-force for small cases to check for a "pattern". If you see the "pattern" then you can come up with a greedy solution. Maybe it will be good idea to train your brute-force skills, nonetheless, here is my brute-force for checking the pattern
http://pastebin.com/qMZ4w0fp