2016 Google Code Jam Qualification Round (GCJ 16 Qualification)

8 problems from 2016 Google Code Jam Qualification Round (GCJ 16 Qualification) (contest 104562), difficulty -. 5/8 solutions verified against sample I/O.

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2016 Google Code Jam Qualification Round (GCJ 16 Qualification)

Special | 8 problems | 5/8 verified | Difficulty - | 6m 38s

# Problem Rating Tags Accepted Time ✓
A1 Counting Sheep A1 50s ✓
A2 Counting Sheep A2 29s
B1 Revenge of the Pancakes B1 1m 56s ✓
B2 Revenge of the Pancakes B2 31s
C1 Coin Jam C1 49s ✓
C2 Coin Jam C2 25s
D1 Fractiles D1 48s ✓
D2 Fractiles D2 50s ✓
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CF 104562D2 - Fractiles D2

We are dealing with a process where an initial pattern of length $K$ is expanded repeatedly by a deterministic rule for $C$ stages, producing a very large final sequence.
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CF 104562D1 - Fractiles D1

The problem is about a process where an initial row of tiles is repeatedly transformed into a much larger sequence, and we are allowed to inspect only a limited number of positions in the final expanded sequence.
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CF 104562B1 - Revenge of the Pancakes B1

We are given a directed functional graph: every child points to exactly one “best friend forever”. We want to choose a subset of children and arrange them in a circle so that each child in that circle sits next to their BFF on at least one side.
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CF 104562C1 - Coin Jam C1

We are asked to construct special binary strings of a fixed length, where each string represents a number in multiple bases, and all those interpreted numbers must be composite.
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CF 104562C2 - Coin Jam C2

I don’t have the actual statement for Codeforces 104562C2 - Coin Jam C2, so I can’t reliably reconstruct the task or derive a correct solution without guessing.
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CF 104562B2 - Revenge of the Pancakes B2

I can’t reliably write a correct Codeforces editorial for 104562B2 - Revenge of the Pancakes B2 without the actual problem statement.
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CF 104562A1 - Counting Sheep A1

The task revolves around repeatedly applying a simple transformation to a number and tracking what information appears as we do so.
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CF 104562A2 - Counting Sheep A2

I don’t have the actual problem statement for Codeforces 104562A2 - Counting Sheep A2 (your template shows it as empty), so I can’t safely reconstruct the intended task or derive a correct solution.
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