text: Minimum number of given moves required to reach ( 1 , 1 ) from ( X , Y ) | Function to count the number of steps required to convert ( x , y ) to ( 1 , 1 ) ; Store the required result ; Iterate while both x and y are not equal to 0 ; If x is greater than y ; Update count and value of x ; Otherwise ; Update count and value of y ; If both x and y > 1 ; Print the result ; Driver Code ; Given X and Y
code: def minimumSteps ( x , y ) : NEW_LINE INDENT cnt = 0 NEW_LINE while ( x != 0 and y != 0 ) : NEW_LINE INDENT if ( x > y ) : NEW_LINE INDENT cnt += x / y NEW_LINE x %= y NEW_LINE DEDENT else : NEW_LINE INDENT cnt += y / x NEW_LINE y %= x NEW_LINE DEDENT DEDENT cnt -= 1 NEW_LINE if ( x > 1 or y > 1 ) : NEW_LINE INDENT cnt = - 1 NEW_LINE DEDENT print ( int ( cnt ) ) NEW_LINE DEDENT if __name__ == ' _ _ main _ _ ' : NEW_LINE INDENT x = 3 NEW_LINE y = 1 NEW_LINE minimumSteps ( x , y ) NEW_LINE DEDENT