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strange_counter.py
# Source: https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/strange-code/problem
# Video: https://youtu.be/12nt1BhS4r4
def strangeCounter(t):
# keep running time
# interate for each max value
current_max_val = 3 # always 3
while t > current_max_val:
# there's still a whole group of current_max_val to skip
t -= current_max_val
current_max_val <<= 1
return current_max_val - t + 1
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