CCC '26 S4 - Minecarts
View as PDFCanadian Computing Competition: 2026 Stage 1, Senior #4
Steve has
Steve wants the minecarts to be arranged in a row such that the number
of gems in each minecart is non-decreasing from left to right. To do
this, he plans to build a side track to the right of all of the
minecarts that splits off from the main track. Steve can move minecarts
that are on the left of the side track into the side track, allowing
other minecarts on its left to move past it on the main track. Minecarts
moved into the side track can be moved back into the main track one at a
time: a minecart on the side track will move back to the left of the
side track and to the right of all other minecarts which are on the left
of the side track. The last minecart moved into the side track must be
the first minecart to be moved back out: that is, the side track follows
a last-in, first-out method. The side track can be used any number of
times. Finally, once a minecart is moved to the right of the side track,
it can no longer be moved to the left. Below is an example sequence of
moves that can be made with
Steve has
Input Specification
The first line of input will consist of two space-separated integers
The next line contains
The following table shows how the available 15 marks are distributed:
| Marks Awarded | Bounds on |
Bounds on |
|---|---|---|
| 2 marks | ||
| 2 marks | ||
| 2 marks | ||
| 3 marks | ||
| 3 marks | ||
| 3 marks |
Output Specification
Output a single integer, the minimum capacity of the side track that
needs to be built given that Steve distributes up to
Sample Input 1
4 14
5 0 4 0
Sample Output 1
1
Explanation for Sample Output 1
One optimal distribution is to put
We can then build a side track of capacity
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Sample Input 2
4 8
5 0 4 0
Sample Output 2
2
Explanation for Sample Output 2
One optimal distribution is to put all
Then we can build a side track of capacity
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Sample Input 3
4 123456789
40 30 20 10
Sample Output 3
3
Explanation for Sample Output 3
Since there are no empty minecarts, there is only one possible distribution of spare gems: no spare gems are used at all.
Then we can build a side track of capacity
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