g1201_1300.s1217_minimum_cost_to_move_chips_to_the_same_position

Class Solution

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g1201_1300.s1217_minimum_cost_to_move_chips_to_the_same_position.Solution

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1217 - Minimum Cost to Move Chips to The Same Position.

Easy

We have n chips, where the position of the ith chip is position[i].

We need to move all the chips to the same position. In one step, we can change the position of the ith chip from position[i] to:

• position[i] + 2 or position[i] - 2 with cost = 0.
• position[i] + 1 or position[i] - 1 with cost = 1.

Return the minimum cost needed to move all the chips to the same position.

Example 1:

Input: position = [1,2,3]

Output: 1

Explanation: First step: Move the chip at position 3 to position 1 with cost = 0. Second step: Move the chip at position 2 to position 1 with cost = 1. Total cost is 1.

Example 2:

Input: position = [2,2,2,3,3]

Output: 2

Explanation: We can move the two chips at position 3 to position 2. Each move has cost = 1. The total cost = 2.

Example 3:

Input: position = [1,1000000000]

Output: 1

Constraints:

• 1 <= position.length <= 100
• 1 <= position[i] <= 10^9

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Solution()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	minCostToMoveChips(int[] position)

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clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

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Solution

public Solution()

Method Detail

minCostToMoveChips

public int minCostToMoveChips(int[] position)