Equalize List Sums with Minimal Updates
You are given two lists of integers a and b where every element in both lists is between 1 to 6. Consider an operation where you pick a number in either a or b and update its value to a number between 1 to 6.
Return the minimum number of operations required such that the sum of a and b are equal. If it’s not possible, return -1.
Constraints
n ≤ 100,000wherenis the length ofam ≤ 100,000wheremis the length ofb
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Examples
Example 1
Input
- a =
[1, 5] - b =
[6, 5, 5]
Output
- answer =
2
Explanation
If we change the 1 to 6 in a and the 6 to 1 in b, then both of their sums would be 11.
Example 2
Input
- a =
[6] - b =
[1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
Output
- answer =
-1
Explanation
There’s no way to make a and b’s sums equal.
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