Hello, Codeforces!

I invite everyone to participate in Codeforces Round 884 (Div. 1 + Div. 2), which will start on Jul/11/2023 17:35 (Moscow time). The round is a combined round and will be rated for everyone.

You will be given 8 problems and 3 hours to solve them. One of the problems is divided into two subtasks. The scoring distribution will be:

$$$500$$$ — $$$1000$$$ — $$$1250$$$ — $$$1500$$$ — $$$2000$$$ — $$$(2000+1000)$$$ — $$$3500$$$ — $$$4000$$$

All problems are written and prepared by me. I would like to thank:

• irkstepanov for carefully coordinating the round.
• MikeMirzayanov for the wonderful Polygon and Codeforces platforms.
• 4fecta, ak2006, amethyst0, AndreySergunin, BalintR, ChrisT, Dan4Life, dorijanlendvaj, Dormi, errorgorn, Golovanov399, IndignantHydra, jonatas57, kzyKT, lexiyvv, liouzhou_101, Maksim1744, maximrufed, mc._cari, MvKaio, NoDesire, polosatic, RedstoneGamer22, skittles1412, tibinyte, valeriu for testing the round and providing valuable feedback.

I look forward to your participation and hope you enjoy the problems. Good luck!

UPD 1: Editorial