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1921. Eliminate Maximum Number of Monsters 👍

  • Time: $O(\texttt{sort})$
  • Space: $O(n)$
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class Solution {
 public:
  int eliminateMaximum(vector<int>& dist, vector<int>& speed) {
    const int n = dist.size();
    vector<int> arrivalTime(n);

    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
      arrivalTime[i] = (dist[i] - 1) / speed[i];

    ranges::sort(arrivalTime);

    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
      if (i > arrivalTime[i])
        return i;

    return n;
  }
};

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class Solution {
  public int eliminateMaximum(int[] dist, int[] speed) {
    final int n = dist.length;
    int[] arrivalTime = new int[n];

    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
      arrivalTime[i] = (dist[i] - 1) / speed[i];

    Arrays.sort(arrivalTime);

    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
      if (i > arrivalTime[i])
        return i;

    return n;
  }
}

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class Solution:
  def eliminateMaximum(self, dist: list[int], speed: list[int]) -> int:
    for i, arrivalTime in enumerate(
            sorted([(d - 1) // s for d, s in zip(dist, speed)])):
      if i > arrivalTime:
        return i
    return len(dist)