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Problem 3: Maximum Number of Balloons (easy)

Problem Statement

Given a string, determine the maximum number of times the word "balloon" can be formed using the characters from the string. Each character in the string can be used only once.

Examples:

  1. Example 1:

    • Input: "balloonballoon"
    • Expected Output: 2
    • Justification: The word "balloon" can be formed twice from the given string.

  2. Example 2:

    • Input: "bbaall"
    • Expected Output: 0
    • Justification: The word "balloon" cannot be formed from the given string as we are missing the character 'o' twice.

  3. Example 3:

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