Problem p02694 (C++) — buggy submission, verdict: Time Limit Exceeded

#pragma region Macros

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

using ll = long long;
#define int ll
using vi = vector<int>;
using vvi = vector<vi>;

#define REP(i, n) for (int i = 0, i##_len = (n); i < i##_len; ++i)
#define ALL(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define SIZE(x) ((ll)(x).size())
#define MAX(x) *max_element(ALL(x))
#define MIN(x) *min_element(ALL(x))

template <class T> bool chmax(T &a, const T &b) {
  if (a < b) {
    a = b;
    return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}
template <class T> bool chmin(T &a, const T &b) {
  if (b < a) {
    a = b;
    return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}
template <class T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, vector<T> const &v) {
  for (auto &&a : v)
    out << a << " ";
  out << endl;
  return out;
}

// debug methods
// usage: debug(x,y);
#define CHOOSE(a) CHOOSE2 a
#define CHOOSE2(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, x, ...) x
#define debug_1(x1) cout << #x1 << ": " << x1 << endl
#define debug_2(x1, x2)                                                        \\
  cout << #x1 << ": " << x1 << ", " #x2 << ": " << x2 << endl
#define debug_3(x1, x2, x3)                                                    \\
  cout << #x1 << ": " << x1 << ", " #x2 << ": " << x2 << ", " #x3 << ": "      \\
       << x3 << endl
#define debug_4(x1, x2, x3, x4)                                                \\
  cout << #x1 << ": " << x1 << ", " #x2 << ": " << x2 << ", " #x3 << ": "      \\
       << x3 << ", " #x4 << ": " << x4 << endl
#define debug_5(x1, x2, x3, x4, x5)                                            \\
  cout << #x1 << ": " << x1 << ", " #x2 << ": " << x2 << ", " #x3 << ": "      \\
       << x3 << ", " #x4 << ": " << x4 << ", " #x5 << ": " << x5 << endl
#ifdef _DEBUG
#define debug(...)                                                             \\
  CHOOSE((__VA_ARGS__, debug_5, debug_4, debug_3, debug_2, debug_1, ~))        \\
  (__VA_ARGS__)
#else
#define debug(...)
#endif

#pragma endregion

void Main() {
  int N;
  cin >> N;

  int a = 100;
  int count = 0;
  while (a < N) {
    a += a / 100;
    count++;
  }
  cout << count;
}

#pragma region main
signed main() {
  ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cin.tie(nullptr);
  Main();
  cout << flush;
}
#pragma endregion


Error: TLE

Fixed submission:

#pragma region Macros

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

using ll = long long;
#define int ll
using vi = vector<int>;
using vvi = vector<vi>;

#define REP(i, n) for (int i = 0, i##_len = (n); i < i##_len; ++i)
#define ALL(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define SIZE(x) ((ll)(x).size())
#define MAX(x) *max_element(ALL(x))
#define MIN(x) *min_element(ALL(x))

template <class T> bool chmax(T &a, const T &b) {
  if (a < b) {
    a = b;
    return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}
template <class T> bool chmin(T &a, const T &b) {
  if (b < a) {
    a = b;
    return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}
template <class T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, vector<T> const &v) {
  for (auto &&a : v)
    out << a << " ";
  out << endl;
  return out;
}

// debug methods
// usage: debug(x,y);
#define CHOOSE(a) CHOOSE2 a
#define CHOOSE2(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, x, ...) x
#define debug_1(x1) cout << #x1 << ": " << x1 << endl
#define debug_2(x1, x2)                                                        \\
  cout << #x1 << ": " << x1 << ", " #x2 << ": " << x2 << endl
#define debug_3(x1, x2, x3)                                                    \\
  cout << #x1 << ": " << x1 << ", " #x2 << ": " << x2 << ", " #x3 << ": "      \\
       << x3 << endl
#define debug_4(x1, x2, x3, x4)                                                \\
  cout << #x1 << ": " << x1 << ", " #x2 << ": " << x2 << ", " #x3 << ": "      \\
       << x3 << ", " #x4 << ": " << x4 << endl
#define debug_5(x1, x2, x3, x4, x5)                                            \\
  cout << #x1 << ": " << x1 << ", " #x2 << ": " << x2 << ", " #x3 << ": "      \\
       << x3 << ", " #x4 << ": " << x4 << ", " #x5 << ": " << x5 << endl
#ifdef _DEBUG
#define debug(...)                                                             \\
  CHOOSE((__VA_ARGS__, debug_5, debug_4, debug_3, debug_2, debug_1, ~))        \\
  (__VA_ARGS__)
#else
#define debug(...)
#endif

#pragma endregion

void Main() {
  int N;
  cin >> N;

  int a = 100;
  int count = 0;
  while (a < N) {
    a *= a / 100;
    count++;
  }
  cout << count;
}

#pragma region main
signed main() {
  ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cin.tie(nullptr);
  Main();
  cout << flush;
}
#pragma endregion