Minimum Operations to Equalize Binary String
You receive a binary string s, and an integer k.
In one operation, you must choose exactly k different indices and flip each '0' to '1' and each '1' to '0'.
Produce the minimum number of operations required to make all characters in the string equal to '1'. If it is not possible, produce -1.
Input: s = "110", k = 1
Output: 1
Explanation:
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There is one
'0'ins. -
Since
k = 1, we can flip it directly in one operation.
Input: s = "0101", k = 3
Output: 2
Explanation: One optimal set of operations choosing k = 3 indices in each operation is:
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Operation 1: Flip indices
[0, 1, 3].schanges from"0101"to"1000". -
Operation 2: Flip indices
[1, 2, 3].schanges from"1000"to"1111".
Thus, the minimum number of operations is 2.
Input: s = "101", k = 2
Output: -1
Explanation: Since k = 2 and s has only one '0', it is impossible to flip exactly k indices to make all '1'. Hence, the answer is -1.
Constraints
1 <= s.length <= 10 5s[i]is either'0'or'1'.1 <= k <= s.length
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