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function calculateStepCount(inputMatrix, outputMatrix) {
  // Flatten the matrix into a single array for easier processing
  const inputFlat = inputMatrix.flat();
  const outputFlat = outputMatrix.flat();
  // Calculate the number of elements that are in the correct position
  let numCorrect = 0;
  for (let i = 0; i < inputFlat.length; i++) {
    if (inputFlat[i] === outputFlat[i]) {
      numCorrect++;
    }
  }
  // Calculate the number of steps required to solve the puzzle
  const steps = (inputFlat.length - numCorrect) / 2;
  return steps;
}

// Test cases
console.log(calculateStepCount([[1,2,3],[5,4,6],[7,8,9]], [[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]])); // Output: 1
console.log(calculateStepCount([[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]], [[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]])); // Output: 0