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3168. Minimum Number of Chairs in a Waiting Room

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Completed during Weekly Contest 400 (q1)

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First completed : July 07, 2024

Last updated : July 07, 2024

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Related Topics : String, Simulation

Acceptance Rate : 80.62 %

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Solutions

• Weekly Contest 400/e3168 Weekly Contest 400 q1.py

Python

e3168 Weekly Contest 400 q1.py

# https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-number-of-chairs-in-a-waiting-room/description/

# Did during Weekly Contest 400

class Solution:
    def minimumChairs(self, s: str) -> int:
        maxx = 0
        curr = 0
        for i in s :
            if i == 'L' :
                curr = max(0, curr - 1)
            else :
                curr += 1
                maxx = max(curr, maxx)
        return maxx