#P1459. [IOI 1996 / USACO2.1] Sorting a Three-Valued Sequence
[IOI 1996 / USACO2.1] Sorting a Three-Valued Sequence
Problem Description
Sorting is one of the most frequently performed computational tasks. Consider the special sorting problem in which the records to be sorted have at most three different key values. This happens, for instance, when we sort medalists of a competition according to medal value: gold medalists come first, followed by silver, and bronze medalists come last.
In this task the possible key values are the integers , and . The required sorting order is non-decreasing. However, sorting has to be accomplished by a sequence of exchange operations. An exchange operation, defined by two position numbers and , exchanges the elements in positions and .
You are given a sequence of key values. Write a program that computes the minimal number of exchange operations that are necessary to make the sequence sorted.
Input Format
- Line 1: (), the number of records to be sorted.
- Lines 2..: A single integer from the set .
Output Format
A single line containing the number of exchanges required.
9
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
4
Hint
Explanation
Here is one set that will sort the list in four exchanges:
2 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 -> 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 1
^ ^
1 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 1 -> 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 3
^ ^
1 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 -> 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 3
^ ^
1 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 -> 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
^ ^
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