Minimum Extra Chocolates
Problem Overview
- Find the minimum extra chocolates X+Y so Drake’s total becomes a multiple of Alex’s: k(A+X) = B+Y.
- Input: two integers A and B (0 < A,B < 1e9); Output: the smallest non-negative integer X+Y.
- Context: fair chocolate sharing where the younger child wants a multiple of the elder’s share.
- This coding interview problem appears in Unknown interviews and is a common interview question.
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