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// source: https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/organizing-containers-of-balls
function organizingContainers(containers) {
    const n = containers.length;

    // keep # of balls per container
    const containerCounts = new Array(n).fill(0);
    // keep # of types of balls
    const ballTypes = new Array(n).fill(0);

    for(let i = 0; i < n; i++){

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# source: https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/down-to-zero-ii

#!/bin/python3

import os
import sys

MAX_N = 10 ** 6

# list of values by index, index corresponds to # of steps

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// Original TED Riddle Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeMVoJKn1Tg

// check if number valid
function state_is_valid(array, two_found, ten_found){
    // whole number
    // not great than 60
    // no duplicates
    const last_num = array[array.length-1];
    const normal_check =  Math.floor(last_num) == last_num && last_num <= 60 && !has_duplicates(array);
    if(normal_check){

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# source: https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/piling-up/problem

def myFunction(sideLengths):
    curr_cube_length = float("inf")
    left_runner = 0
    right_runner = len(sideLengths) - 1

    while left_runner <= right_runner: # O(n)
        left_val  = sideLengths[left_runner]
        right_val = sideLengths[right_runner]

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# source: https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/word-order/problem

n = int(input())
output = []

for _ in range(n):
    output.append(input())

def myFunction(strings):
    # establish hashmap/dictionary

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# source - https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/the-minion-game/problem

def minion_game(string):
    VOWELS = "aeiou" # y not considered a vowel
    KEVIN_vowels      = 0
    STUART_consonants = 0
    n = len(string)
    for i in range(n): # O(n)
        letter = string[i].lower() # ensuring lowercase comparisons
        letters_remaining = n - i

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// Source - https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/equal-stacks/problem

// Solution by user "manjula dube" - See comment at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9NdolHDm2c&lc=Ugx3ya8xOB2wAj1Oi154AaABAg

function equalStacks(h1, h2, h3) {
    /*
     * Write your code here.
     */

    // get the sum of each stack

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# Source - https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/equal-stacks/problem

def allSame(arr):
    return arr[0]["total"] == arr[1]["total"] == arr[2]["total"]

def equalStacks(h1, h2, h3):
    if(len(h1) == 0 or len(h2) == 0 or len(h3) == 0):
        return 0;
    stacks = [
        {"arr": h1, "total":sum(h1)},

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# source - https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/the-grid-search/problem
def get_indices_by_char(row, char):
    return [i for i, letter in enumerate(row) if letter == char]

# Complete the gridSearch function below.
def gridSearch(grid, pattern):
    YES = "YES"
    NO  = "NO"

    grid_rows = len(grid)

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// source - https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/new-year-chaos/problem
// video - https://youtu.be/vfcALtCXAwQ
function minimumBribes(q) {
    const TOO_CHAOTIC = "Too chaotic";
    let total = 0;

    for(let current_pos = 0; current_pos < q.length; current_pos++){ // O(n)
        // getting original position using 0 indexing (starts at 0)
        const original_pos = q[current_pos] - 1;