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Problem: Sum of Mutated Array Closest to Target

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30 min
Explore how to identify an integer value that, when replacing numbers greater than it in an array, results in the array sum closest to a target. Understand problem constraints, sorting, and searching strategies to implement an efficient solution.

Statement

Given an integer array arr and a target value target, find an integer value such that if all the numbers in arr greater than value are replaced with a value, the sum of the array gets as close as possible to the target.

Choose the smaller value if there’s a tie (two value options are equally close to the targe).

Note: The answer doesn’t have to be a number from the array.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leqarr.length 103 \leq 10^3

  • 11 \leqarr[i], target 104\leq 10^4

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Problem: Sum of Mutated Array Closest to Target

Medium
30 min
Explore how to identify an integer value that, when replacing numbers greater than it in an array, results in the array sum closest to a target. Understand problem constraints, sorting, and searching strategies to implement an efficient solution.

Statement

Given an integer array arr and a target value target, find an integer value such that if all the numbers in arr greater than value are replaced with a value, the sum of the array gets as close as possible to the target.

Choose the smaller value if there’s a tie (two value options are equally close to the targe).

Note: The answer doesn’t have to be a number from the array.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leqarr.length 103 \leq 10^3

  • 11 \leqarr[i], target 104\leq 10^4