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Number of Steps to Reduce a Binary Number to One

Explore how to apply greedy algorithm strategies to determine the number of steps needed to reduce a binary number to one. Learn to handle even numbers by division and odd numbers by increment, mastering this problem-solving pattern.

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 ...