Chef And easy problem
This was an easy one just like the name of the problem says, the problem statement is mentioned below and it is highly recommended to first try the Problem on your own before going to the solution part. Enjoy...
Problem Statement:-
Chef and Roma are playing a game. Rules of the game are quite simple. Initially there are N piles of stones on the table. In each turn, a player can choose one pile and remove it from the table. Each player want to maximize the total number of stones removed by him. Chef takes the first turn.
Please tell Chef the maximum number of stones he can remove assuming that both players play optimally.
Input
The first line of the input contains an integer T denoting the number of test cases. The description of T test cases follows.
The first line of each test case contains a single integer N denoting the number of piles.
The second line contains N space separated integers A1, A2, ..., AN denoting the number of stones in each pile.
Output
For each test case, output a single line containg the maximum number of stones that Chef can remove.
Constraints
- 1 ≤ Ai ≤ 109
- Subtask 1 (35 points): T = 10, 1 ≤ N ≤ 1000
- Subtask 2 (65 points): T = 10, 1 ≤ N ≤ 105
Sample 1:
2 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 1
4 3
The below mentioned code was implemented fully in 10 mins, including the idea part too:-
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