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Number of Steps to Reduce a Binary Number to One

Explore how to apply greedy techniques to reduce a binary number to one by simulating steps based on even or odd rules. Understand when to divide by two or add one, and build an efficient approach to solve binary reduction problems in coding interviews.

Statement

You are given a string, str, as a binary representation of an integer. Your task is to return the number of steps needed to reduce it to ...