Candy
Understand how to apply greedy algorithms to solve the candy distribution problem where each child receives candies based on their rating relative to neighbors. Learn how to determine the minimum total candies needed while meeting constraints, enhancing your problem-solving skills for coding interviews.
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Statement
You are given an array, ratings, where ratings[i] represents the rating of the i-th child standing in a line. Your task is to distribute candies to each child based on the following rules:
Every child must receive at least one candy.
Children with a higher rating get more candies than their neighbors.
Determine the minimum total number of candies you must distribute to satisfy the above conditions.
Constraints:
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