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Bob is stuck in a dungeon and must break n locks, each requiring some amount of energy to break. The required energy for each lock is stored in an array called strength where strength[i] indicates the energy needed to break the ith lock.

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To break a lock, Bob uses a sword with the following characteristics:

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Your task is to determine the minimum time in minutes required for Bob to break all n locks and escape the dungeon.

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Return the minimum time required for Bob to break all n locks.

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Example 1:

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Input: strength = [3,4,1], k = 1

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Output: 4

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Explanation:

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001Nothing1
111Break 3rd Lock2
222Nothing2
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The locks cannot be broken in less than 4 minutes; thus, the answer is 4.

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Example 2:

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Input: strength = [2,5,4], k = 2

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Output: 5

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Explanation:

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The locks cannot be broken in less than 5 minutes; thus, the answer is 5.

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