1099. Two Sum Less Than K

Easy


Given an array nums of integers and integer k, return the maximum sum such that there exists i < j with nums[i] + nums[j] = sum and sum < k. If no i, j exist satisfying this equation, return -1.

 

Example 1:

Input: nums = [34,23,1,24,75,33,54,8], k = 60
Output: 58
Explanation: We can use 34 and 24 to sum 58 which is less than 60.

Example 2:

Input: nums = [10,20,30], k = 15
Output: -1
Explanation: In this case it is not possible to get a pair sum less that 15.

 

Constraints:

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 100
  • 1 <= nums[i] <= 1000
  • 1 <= k <= 2000




 class Solution:
    def twoSumLessThanK(self, nums: List[int], k: int) -> int:

        nums.sort()

        l, r = 0, len(nums)-1
        ans = -1

        while l < r:
            s = nums[l] + nums[r]
            if s < k:
                ans = max(ans, s)
                l+=1
            else:
                r-=1


        return ans

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