Problem · Array
Next Smaller Ticket Price
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AmazonINTERNONSITE INTERVIEW
See Amazon hiring insightsAmazonINTERNONSITE INTERVIEWProblem statement
You are given an integer array prices, where prices[i] is the price of ticket i.
For each ticket, find the next strictly smaller price to its right. If no later ticket is cheaper, the answer for that ticket is -1.
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Example 1
prices = [8,4,6,2,3]return = [4,2,2,-1,-1]Ticket 8 is followed by cheaper 4. Ticket 4 is followed by cheaper 2. Ticket 6 is followed by cheaper 2. Tickets 2 and 3 have no later cheaper price.
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