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Problem Statment

You are given ratings array of integers where ratings[i] is rating value assigned to the i<sup>th</sup> child. You are giving candies to these n children who are standing in single row.

Follow below rules to give candies to each child:

  • Each child must have at least one candy.
  • Children with a higher rating get more candies than their neighbors.

Return the minimum count of candies you require to distribute candies to the children.

Examples

  • Example 1:
    • Input: ratings = [4, 2, 3, 4]
    • Expected Output: 8

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