- The problem involves finding the next smaller or equal element for each price in an array to apply a discount. ๐
- A brute-force approach involves iterating through the remaining elements for each price. ๐
- If no smaller element is found, a discount of 0 is applied. =
- The solution utilizes a stack to efficiently find the next smaller or equal element. ๐ฆ
- The stack maintains elements in a decreasing order to facilitate finding the appropriate discount. โฌ๏ธ
- The output array is constructed by iterating through the prices, comparing each with the stack, and applying the discount accordingly. ๐ฐ