atcoder#AGC029A. [AGC029A] Irreversible operation
[AGC029A] Irreversible operation
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Problem Statement
There are Reversi pieces arranged in a row. (A Reversi piece is a disc with a black side and a white side.)
The state of each piece is represented by a string of length .
If B
, the -th piece from the left is showing black;
If W
, the -th piece from the left is showing white.
Consider performing the following operation:
- Choose () such that the -th piece from the left is showing black and the -th piece from the left is showing white, then flip both of those pieces. That is, the -th piece from the left is now showing white and the -th piece from the left is now showing black.
Find the maximum possible number of times this operation can be performed.
Constraints
B
orW
Input
Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:
Output
Print the maximum possible number of times the operation can be performed.
BBW
2
The operation can be performed twice, as follows:
- Flip the second and third pieces from the left.
- Flip the first and second pieces from the left.
BWBWBW
6