How Many Flips?

Problem Overview

• Determine the minimum number of flips to turn an all-zero binary string into a target, where flipping a digit toggles it and all digits to its right.
• Input: target string of 0s and 1s; Output: integer count of flips; constraints not specified.
• Domain: binary strings and state toggling, similar to aligning a row of switches to a desired configuration.
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