Chocolate Distribution Problem
You are given an array/list CHOCOLATES
of size 'N', where each element represents the number of chocolates in a packet. Your task is to distribute these chocolates among 'M' students such that:
- Each student receives at least one packet of chocolates.
- The difference between the largest and smallest number of chocolates in the distributed packets is minimized.
Input:
T
: number of test cases
For each test case:
N
M
: two space-separated integers denoting the number of packets and number of students
CHOCOLATES
: 'N' space-separated integers representing chocolates in each packet
Output:
For each test case, print the minimum possible difference between the maximum and minimum number of chocolates in packets, distributed to students.
Example:
Input:
T = 1
N = 5, M = 3
CHOCOLATES = [8, 11, 7, 15, 2]
Output:
4
Constraints:
1 <= T <= 50
2 <= M <= N <= 10^4
1 <= CHOCOLATES[i] <= 10^9
Note:
You are not required to print anything. Implement the given function to return the required result.

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