# Task

**_Given_** *an array of N integers, you have to find* **_how many times_** *you have to* **_add up the smallest numbers_** *in the array until* **_their Sum_**  *becomes greater or equal to* **_K_**.
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# Notes: 

* **_List size_**  is *at least 3*.

* **_All numbers_**  *will be*  **_positive_**.

* **_Numbers_**  could  *occur more than once* ,   **_(Duplications may exist)_**.

* Threshold  **_K_**  will *always be reachable*.
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# Input >> Output Examples

```
minimumSteps({1, 10, 12, 9, 2, 3}, 6)  ==>  return (2)
```
## **_Explanation_**:

* We  *add two smallest elements*  **_(1 + 2)_**,  *their sum is 3* .

* **_Then_**  we  **_add the next smallest number to it (3 + 3)_** , so  *the sum becomes 6* .

* **_Now_**  the result is greater or equal to **_6_** ,  *Hence the output is (2) i.e (2) operations are required to do this* .
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```
minimumSteps({8 , 9, 4, 2}, 23)  ==> return (3)
```
## **_Explanation_**:

* We  *add two smallest elements*  **_(4 + 2)_**,  *their sum is 6* .

* **_Then_**  we  **_add the next smallest number to it (6 + 8)_** , so *the sum becomes 14* .

* **_Now_**  we  **_add the next smallest number (14 + 9)_** , so *the sum becomes 23*  .

* **_Now_**  the result is greater or equal to **_23_** ,  *Hence the output is (3) i.e (3) operations are required to do this* .
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```
minimumSteps({19,98,69,28,75,45,17,98,67}, 464)  ==>  return (8)
```
## **_Explanation_**:

* We  *add two smallest elements*  **_(19 + 17)_**,  *their sum is 36* .

* **_Then_**  we  **_add the next smallest number to it (36 + 28)_** , so *the sum becomes 64* .

* We need to **_keep doing this_** *until **_the sum_** becomes greater or equal to **_K_** (464 in this case)*, which will require **_8_** Steps .
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 ## Expected Time Complexity `O(n Log n)`
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## ALL translations are welcomed

## Enjoy Learning !!
# Zizou

```python

USER_FILENAME = "<user_code>"
import sys, json, builtins
import math, heapq, bisect, itertools, functools, collections, statistics, fractions, decimal, operator, array, random, re, string, os, pathlib
try:
    import resource as _res
except Exception:
    _res = None
from collections import Counter, defaultdict, deque, OrderedDict
from functools import lru_cache, reduce
from itertools import accumulate, permutations, combinations, product
from math import gcd, ceil, floor, sqrt
from decimal import Decimal
try:
    from typing import *
except Exception:
    pass
try:
    sys.setrecursionlimit(1_000_000)
except Exception:
    pass
try:
    import site as _site
    try:
        _sys_sites = _site.getsitepackages() if hasattr(_site, "getsitepackages") else []
        for _p in _sys_sites:
            if _p and _p not in sys.path:
                sys.path.append(_p)
    except Exception:
        pass
    try:
        _usp = _site.getusersitepackages()
        if isinstance(_usp, str):
            _usp = [_usp]
        for _p in _usp:
            if _p and _p not in sys.path:
                sys.path.append(_p)
    except Exception:
        pass
except Exception:
    pass

def _disabled_input(*args, **kwargs):
    raise RuntimeError("input() is disabled in callable mode")
builtins.input = _disabled_input

ns = {"__name__": "__judge__"}  # prevent if __name__ == "__main__" blocks
for _k, _v in list(globals().items()):
    if not _k.startswith("_"):
        ns[_k] = _v
_CODE = 'def minimum_steps(numbers, value):\n    numbers.sort()\n    sum = 0\n    operations = 0\n    for x in numbers:\n        sum += x\n        if sum >= value:\n            break\n        operations += 1\n    return operations'
_co = compile(_CODE, USER_FILENAME, "exec")
exec(_co, ns, ns)

_target = None
_fn_name = 'minimum_steps'
if _fn_name:
    if "Solution" in ns:
        try:
            _obj = ns["Solution"]()
            if hasattr(_obj, _fn_name):
                _target = getattr(_obj, _fn_name)
        except Exception:
            _target = None
    if _target is None and _fn_name in ns and callable(ns[_fn_name]):
        _target = ns[_fn_name]
# Fallback: if there's exactly one user-defined function, use it
if _target is None:
    _cands = [v for k, v in ns.items() if callable(v) and getattr(v, "__module__", "") in ("__judge__", "__main__")]
    _user_funcs = [c for c in _cands if getattr(c, "__name__", "").startswith("_") is False]
    if len(_user_funcs) == 1:
        _target = _user_funcs[0]
if _target is None:
    raise RuntimeError(f"Could not resolve callable '{_fn_name}'")

_raw = sys.stdin.read().strip()
if _raw:
    _parsed = json.loads(_raw)
    if isinstance(_parsed, dict):
        _kwargs = _parsed.get("kwargs", {})
        _args = _parsed.get("args", [])
    else:
        _args, _kwargs = _parsed, {}
else:
    _args, _kwargs = [], {}
if not isinstance(_args, (list, tuple)):
    _args = [_args]
_res = _target(*_args, **_kwargs)
try:
    sys.stdout.write(repr(_res) + "\n")
except Exception:
    pass

```

Measured memory_bytes: 5360