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Capacity to Ship Packages Within D Days

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Problem Description
A conveyor belt has packages that must be shipped from one port to another within `days` days. The `i`th package on the conveyor belt has a weight of `weights[i]`. Each day, we load the ship with packages on the conveyor belt (in the order given by `weights`). We may not load more weight than the maximum weight capacity of the ship. Return the **least weight capacity** of the ship that will result in all the packages on the conveyor belt being shipped within `days` days. **Example 1:** ``` Input: weights = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10], days = 5 Output: 15 Explanation: A ship capacity of 15 is the minimum to ship all the packages in 5 days. Day 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (total: 15) Day 2: 6, 7 (total: 13) Day 3: 8 (total: 8) Day 4: 9 (total: 9) Day 5: 10 (total: 10) ``` **Example 2:** ``` Input: weights = [3,2,2,4,1,4], days = 3 Output: 6 Explanation: A ship capacity of 6 is the minimum to ship all the packages in 3 days. Day 1: 3, 2 (total: 5) Day 2: 2, 4 (total: 6) Day 3: 1, 4 (total: 5) ``` **Example 3:** ``` Input: weights = [1,2,3,1,1], days = 4 Output: 3 Explanation: A ship capacity of 3 is the minimum to ship in <= 4 days. ```
Constraints
- `1 <= days <= weights.length <= 500` - `1 <= weights[i] <= 500`

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