Class Solution

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    2358 - Maximum Number of Groups Entering a Competition.

    Medium

    You are given a positive integer array grades which represents the grades of students in a university. You would like to enter all these students into a competition in ordered non-empty groups, such that the ordering meets the following conditions:

    • The sum of the grades of students in the <code>i<sup>th</sup></code> group is less than the sum of the grades of students in the <code>(i + 1)<sup>th</sup></code> group, for all groups (except the last).

    • The total number of students in the <code>i<sup>th</sup></code> group is less than the total number of students in the <code>(i + 1)<sup>th</sup></code> group, for all groups (except the last).

    Return the maximum number of groups that can be formed.

    Example 1:

    Input: grades = 10,6,12,7,3,5

    Output: 3

    Explanation: The following is a possible way to form 3 groups of students:

    • 1<sup>st</sup> group has the students with grades = 12. Sum of grades: 12. Student count: 1

    • 2<sup>nd</sup> group has the students with grades = 6,7. Sum of grades: 6 + 7 = 13. Student count: 2

    • 3<sup>rd</sup> group has the students with grades = 10,3,5. Sum of grades: 10 + 3 + 5 = 18. Student count: 3

    It can be shown that it is not possible to form more than 3 groups.

    Example 2:

    Input: grades = 8,8

    Output: 1

    Explanation: We can only form 1 group, since forming 2 groups would lead to an equal number of students in both groups.

    Constraints:

    • <code>1 <= grades.length <= 10<sup>5</sup></code>

    • <code>1 <= gradesi<= 10<sup>5</sup></code>

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      final Integer maximumGroups(IntArray grades)
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