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Coding Problem Explained Hint by Hint

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The prompt

Help me solve a coding interview problem by giving hints one at a time, not the full answer. Problem: [paste the problem statement] Language: [e.g. Python, Java, C++] My attempt so far: [paste code or describe my idea, or "none yet"] How to help: 1. First, restate the problem in one or two plain sentences and give one small example to check my understanding. 2. Give Hint 1 only: a nudge about the kind of approach (e.g. "think about what you'd store as you scan the array"). Then wait for me. 3. If I ask, give Hint 2 (the key idea), then Hint 3 (the outline of the algorithm). 4. Only when I say "show solution", give clean code with comments, the time and space complexity, and the edge cases it handles. 5. Finish with 2 similar problems to practise the same pattern. If my attempt has a bug, point to the line and ask me a question that helps me find it, rather than fixing it straight away.

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