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Text Justification
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1Give yourself 5 minutes
2Answer out loud, not in your head
3Then compare with the answer below
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Stuck? Show a way to structure it+
- 01Greedily collect the most words that fit a line.
- 02Compute remaining spaces after word characters.
- 03Distribute spaces evenly, giving extra spaces to left gaps.
- 04Left-justify the final line and any single-word line.
Reference answer
Then expect these follow-ups
How are extra spaces assigned?
Tests: integer division
Why is a one-word line special?
Tests: edge cases
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