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Problems
This is the hard version of the problem. In this version, you are asked to determine the minimum number of operations to transform (a) into (b). Yousef has given you two binary strings, (a) and (b), of the same length (n). You are allowed to perform any of the following operations: Choose a substring(^{\text{∗}}) in (a) equal to (001) and replace it with (100), or vice versa (i.e. (001 \rightarrow 100) or (100 \rightarrow \texttt {001})). Choose a substring in (a) equal to (110) and replace it with (011), or vice versa (i.e. (011 \rightarrow 110) or (110 \rightarrow \texttt {011})). Your task is to determine the minimum number of operations required to transform string (a) into string (b). If it is impossible to transform (a) into (b) using the given operations, output (-1) instead. (^{\text{∗}})A string (a) is a substring of a string (b) if (a) can be obtained from (b) by deletion of several (possibly zero or all) characters from the beginning and several (possibly zero or all) characters from the end. The first line contains a single integer (t) ((1 \le t \le 10^4)) — the number of test cases. The first line of each test case contains a single integer (n) ((1 \le n \le 2 \cdot 10^5)) — the length of each string. The second line of each test case contains a binary string (a) ((|a| = n)), consisting of only characters (0) and/or (1). The third line of each test case contains a binary string (b) ((|b| = n)), consisting of only characters (0) and/or (1). It is guaranteed that the sum of (n) over all test cases does not exceed (2 \cdot 10^5). For each test case, output the minimum number of operations required to transform (a) into (b). If it is impossible, output $$$-1$ |
Tutorials
Submissions
Submission Id |
Author(s) |
Index |
Submitted |
Verdict |
Language |
Test Set |
Tests Passed |
Time taken (ms) |
Memory Consumed (bytes) |
Tags |
Rating |
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385672234 |
TomoyoSakagami |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:46 p.m. |
OK |
C# 13 |
TESTS |
11 |
78 |
4403200 |
|
|
|
385672378 |
PlievD |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:46 p.m. |
OK |
C# 13 |
TESTS |
11 |
109 |
5939200 |
|
|
|
385833466 |
adarsh_singh23 |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
OK |
C++17 (GCC 7-32) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385816761 |
Ayyapparaju |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
OK |
C++17 (GCC 7-32) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385793882 |
j.archit |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:03 p.m. |
OK |
C++17 (GCC 7-32) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385717764 |
Turtle183 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 5:18 a.m. |
OK |
C++17 (GCC 7-32) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385716053 |
tralaleoLahoax |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 4:54 a.m. |
OK |
C++17 (GCC 7-32) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385713019 |
Ruhangrk |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 4:07 a.m. |
OK |
C++17 (GCC 7-32) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385712044 |
bhuvantiwari902 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 3:52 a.m. |
OK |
C++17 (GCC 7-32) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385710832 |
A.A.Maruf |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 3:34 a.m. |
OK |
C++17 (GCC 7-32) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385671845 |
sumblazeofdu |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:46 p.m. |
OK |
C++17 (GCC 7-32) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385670253 |
gobig_O |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:43 p.m. |
OK |
C++17 (GCC 7-32) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385717133 |
qinix |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 5:09 a.m. |
OK |
C++20 (GCC 13-64) |
TESTS |
11 |
15 |
0 |
|
|
|
385836639 |
sunil8777 |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 5:32 a.m. |
OK |
C++20 (GCC 13-64) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385838999 |
khelahobe_01 |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 6:05 a.m. |
OK |
C++20 (GCC 13-64) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
102400 |
|
|
|
385830123 |
GOD_VIPUL |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 3:46 a.m. |
OK |
C++20 (GCC 13-64) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
102400 |
|
|
|
385808796 |
olasiliksizci |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 8:49 p.m. |
OK |
C++20 (GCC 13-64) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
102400 |
|
|
|
385803791 |
code_breaker073 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
OK |
C++20 (GCC 13-64) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
102400 |
|
|
|
385802462 |
Phantom_26 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 7:14 p.m. |
OK |
C++20 (GCC 13-64) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
102400 |
|
|
|
385800847 |
CrazyAdventurer |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:56 p.m. |
OK |
C++20 (GCC 13-64) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
102400 |
|
|
|
385719185 |
SisyphusPath |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
OK |
C++20 (GCC 13-64) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
102400 |
|
|
|
385707472 |
Mai_Dang373 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 2:40 a.m. |
OK |
C++20 (GCC 13-64) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
102400 |
|
|
|
385719479 |
sodayo |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 5:38 a.m. |
OK |
C++23 (GCC 14-64, msys2) |
TESTS |
11 |
15 |
102400 |
|
|
|
385809963 |
Yanghuaaa |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 9:14 p.m. |
OK |
C++23 (GCC 14-64, msys2) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385809904 |
vishal340 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
OK |
C++23 (GCC 14-64, msys2) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385809870 |
RReyes2612 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 9:12 p.m. |
OK |
C++23 (GCC 14-64, msys2) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
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385807894 |
mayankt45 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 8:32 p.m. |
OK |
C++23 (GCC 14-64, msys2) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
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385806308 |
TouhidAhmed |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
OK |
C++23 (GCC 14-64, msys2) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
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385805519 |
mehdiCS |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 7:54 p.m. |
OK |
C++23 (GCC 14-64, msys2) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
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385802046 |
AndersDB5 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 7:09 p.m. |
OK |
C++23 (GCC 14-64, msys2) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
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385799327 |
_gautam_11 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:41 p.m. |
OK |
C++23 (GCC 14-64, msys2) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385799022 |
El-Abiad |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:38 p.m. |
OK |
C++23 (GCC 14-64, msys2) |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385670102 |
CodeSagar |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
OK |
GNU C11 |
TESTS |
11 |
62 |
6860800 |
|
|
|
385673894 |
Destroyer30 |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:49 p.m. |
OK |
GNU C11 |
TESTS |
11 |
78 |
3686400 |
|
|
|
385716868 |
YongZhang |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
OK |
GNU C11 |
TESTS |
11 |
93 |
3788800 |
|
|
|
385824599 |
daidao |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 2:40 a.m. |
OK |
Go |
TESTS |
11 |
46 |
5836800 |
|
|
|
385670479 |
Yahalosse |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:43 p.m. |
OK |
Go |
TESTS |
11 |
218 |
7475200 |
|
|
|
385798487 |
abhi-raj |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
OK |
Java 21 |
TESTS |
11 |
203 |
1331200 |
|
|
|
385714429 |
Material_humbled_fool |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 4:29 a.m. |
OK |
Java 21 |
TESTS |
11 |
203 |
3891200 |
|
|
|
385720294 |
alelapolema_1027 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 5:49 a.m. |
OK |
Java 21 |
TESTS |
11 |
218 |
204800 |
|
|
|
385812850 |
Outlastqr |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 10:35 p.m. |
OK |
Java 21 |
TESTS |
11 |
218 |
614400 |
|
|
|
385830581 |
sriram_18 |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 3:53 a.m. |
OK |
Java 21 |
TESTS |
11 |
218 |
716800 |
|
|
|
385710568 |
orzMe |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 3:30 a.m. |
OK |
Java 21 |
TESTS |
11 |
218 |
716800 |
|
|
|
385833667 |
krishanbhadala99 |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 4:46 a.m. |
OK |
Java 21 |
TESTS |
11 |
218 |
3174400 |
|
|
|
385672836 |
nkit_dev01 |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
OK |
Java 21 |
TESTS |
11 |
218 |
3993600 |
|
|
|
385801413 |
bethebest100times |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 7:02 p.m. |
OK |
Java 21 |
TESTS |
11 |
218 |
5939200 |
|
|
|
385833794 |
Mega6776 |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 4:48 a.m. |
OK |
Java 21 |
TESTS |
11 |
234 |
3686400 |
|
|
|
385674489 |
prabhatchauhan04 |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:49 p.m. |
OK |
Java 8 |
TESTS |
11 |
156 |
0 |
|
|
|
385673408 |
TheJavaGuy |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:48 p.m. |
OK |
Java 8 |
TESTS |
11 |
156 |
1228800 |
|
|
|
385801714 |
Yaser2004 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
OK |
Java 8 |
TESTS |
11 |
203 |
3276800 |
|
|
|
385799626 |
harshmt.23 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:43 p.m. |
OK |
Java 8 |
TESTS |
11 |
218 |
0 |
|
|
|
385673604 |
shreyamane |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:48 p.m. |
OK |
Java 8 |
TESTS |
11 |
218 |
3276800 |
|
|
|
385672436 |
anirudhabcd |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
OK |
Java 8 |
TESTS |
11 |
250 |
0 |
|
|
|
385674399 |
Visheshp_05 |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:49 p.m. |
OK |
Java 8 |
TESTS |
11 |
265 |
0 |
|
|
|
385821276 |
Shafat04 |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
OK |
Java 8 |
TESTS |
11 |
1468 |
8806400 |
|
|
|
385810565 |
Georgy_Hryashev |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 9:28 p.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
359 |
13619200 |
|
|
|
385672626 |
AlgoLord |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
406 |
9523200 |
|
|
|
385670774 |
MulukenS |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:44 p.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3-64 |
TESTS |
11 |
140 |
9728000 |
|
|
|
385723653 |
Bakytz7zaN |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:34 a.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3-64 |
TESTS |
11 |
187 |
8806400 |
|
|
|
385672875 |
abelkj |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3-64 |
TESTS |
11 |
187 |
9216000 |
|
|
|
385776182 |
aYu4ko |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 3:32 p.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3-64 |
TESTS |
11 |
187 |
9420800 |
|
|
|
385669936 |
Asterix22 |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3-64 |
TESTS |
11 |
187 |
9420800 |
|
|
|
385673183 |
e4b063ad69e0 |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:48 p.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3-64 |
TESTS |
11 |
187 |
9523200 |
|
|
|
385670331 |
Low_levell |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:43 p.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3-64 |
TESTS |
11 |
203 |
8601600 |
|
|
|
385798916 |
santo_boi |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:37 p.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3-64 |
TESTS |
11 |
203 |
9216000 |
|
|
|
385671632 |
qwe435231 |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:45 p.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3-64 |
TESTS |
11 |
203 |
10035200 |
|
|
|
385712466 |
r0amer |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 3:58 a.m. |
OK |
PyPy 3-64 |
TESTS |
11 |
203 |
10956800 |
|
|
|
385672380 |
dark_king324 |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:46 p.m. |
OK |
Python 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
109 |
10956800 |
|
|
|
385672339 |
pragyan_np |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:46 p.m. |
OK |
Python 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
109 |
13516800 |
|
|
|
385674511 |
bombaycoder |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:49 p.m. |
OK |
Python 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
125 |
13926400 |
|
|
|
385670970 |
hhqqyyang |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:44 p.m. |
OK |
Python 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
125 |
14233600 |
|
|
|
385715811 |
gooonn |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 4:50 a.m. |
OK |
Python 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
125 |
16588800 |
|
|
|
385723774 |
z0ne |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
OK |
Python 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
140 |
6860800 |
|
|
|
385718358 |
adityaa6 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
OK |
Python 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
140 |
9932800 |
|
|
|
385807758 |
Anurag_singh_2712 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
OK |
Python 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
156 |
7372800 |
|
|
|
385671569 |
coder701 |
C2 |
Aug. 4, 2026, 4:45 p.m. |
OK |
Python 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
156 |
7372800 |
|
|
|
385796505 |
Lebn1tz |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:20 p.m. |
OK |
Python 3 |
TESTS |
11 |
156 |
11468800 |
|
|
|
385817231 |
kroyl |
C2 |
Aug. 6, 2026, 12:59 a.m. |
OK |
Rust 2024 |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
385808542 |
ceadrianguevara2004 |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 8:44 p.m. |
OK |
Rust 2024 |
TESTS |
11 |
31 |
819200 |
|
|
|
385805252 |
mxrse |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 7:50 p.m. |
OK |
Rust 2024 |
TESTS |
11 |
46 |
0 |
|
|
|
385794781 |
ivantdev |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:09 p.m. |
OK |
Rust 2024 |
TESTS |
11 |
46 |
0 |
|
|
|
385712712 |
Tantellam |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 4:02 a.m. |
OK |
Rust 2024 |
TESTS |
11 |
46 |
204800 |
|
|
|
385805313 |
mxrse |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
OK |
Rust 2024 |
TESTS |
11 |
62 |
0 |
|
|
|
385795626 |
honeycrux |
C2 |
Aug. 5, 2026, 6:14 p.m. |
OK |
Rust 2024 |
TESTS |
11 |
78 |
2662400 |
|
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