Leetcode Problem 991. Broken Calculator

991. Broken Calculator

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Work Backwards Approach

  1. Initialize a counter to 0 to keep track of the number of operations.
  2. While target is greater than startValue: a. If target is odd, increment target by 1. b. If target is even, divide target by 2. c. Increment the counter by 1.
  3. Once target is less than or equal to startValue, add the difference (startValue - target) to the counter.
  4. Return the counter as the minimum number of operations required.
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