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Domain

Python

Difficulty

easy

Seniority

L3

Problem

You're picking which slots to run on a single worker that needs a cooldown between jobs, so two back-to-back slots can never both run. Given `payoffs`, the value of each slot in order, return the most total value you can collect without ever choosing two adjacent slots.

Summary

Two in a row is never allowed. Collect the most from what remains.

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