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

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long int;
using pint = pair<int, int>;
using pll = pair<ll, ll>;
struct fast_ios {
  fast_ios() {
    cin.tie(0);
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cout << fixed << setprecision(20);
  };
} fast_ios_;
#define ALL(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define FOR(i, begin, end)                                                     \\
  for (int i = (begin), i##_end_ = (end); i < i##_end_; i++)
#define IFOR(i, begin, end)                                                    \\
  for (int i = (end)-1, i##_begin_ = (begin); i >= i##_begin_; i--)
#define REP(i, n) FOR(i, 0, n)
#define IREP(i, n) IFOR(i, 0, n)
template <typename T> istream &operator>>(istream &is, vector<T> &vec) {
  for (auto &v : vec)
    is >> v;
  return is;
}
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const vector<T> &vec) {
  os << "[";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "]";
  return os;
}
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const deque<T> &vec) {
  os << "deq[";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "]";
  return os;
}
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const set<T> &vec) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename T>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_set<T> &vec) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const multiset<T> &vec) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename T>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_multiset<T> &vec) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename T1, typename T2>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const pair<T1, T2> &pa) {
  os << "(" << pa.first << "," << pa.second << ")";
  return os;
}
template <typename TK, typename TV>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const map<TK, TV> &mp) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : mp)
    os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename TK, typename TV>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_map<TK, TV> &mp) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : mp)
    os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename T> void ndarray(vector<T> &vec, int len) { vec.resize(len); }
template <typename T, typename... Args>
void ndarray(vector<T> &vec, int len, Args... args) {
  vec.resize(len);
  for (auto &v : vec)
    ndarray(v, args...);
}
template <typename T> bool chmax(T &m, const T q) {
  if (m < q) {
    m = q;
    return true;
  } else
    return false;
}
template <typename T> bool chmin(T &m, const T q) {
  if (q < m) {
    m = q;
    return true;
  } else
    return false;
}
template <typename T1, typename T2>
pair<T1, T2> operator+(const pair<T1, T2> &l, const pair<T1, T2> &r) {
  return make_pair(l.first + r.first, l.second + r.second);
}
template <typename T1, typename T2>
pair<T1, T2> operator-(const pair<T1, T2> &l, const pair<T1, T2> &r) {
  return make_pair(l.first - r.first, l.second - r.second);
}
#define dbg(x)                                                                 \\
  cerr << #x << " = " << (x) << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << endl;

int main() {
  ll x;
  cin >> x;
  ll base = 100;
  int n = 0;
  for (; base < x; n++) {
    base += base / 100;
  }
  cout << n << endl;
}


Error: TLE

Fixed submission:

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long int;
using pint = pair<int, int>;
using pll = pair<ll, ll>;
struct fast_ios {
  fast_ios() {
    cin.tie(0);
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cout << fixed << setprecision(20);
  };
} fast_ios_;
#define ALL(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define FOR(i, begin, end)                                                     \\
  for (int i = (begin), i##_end_ = (end); i < i##_end_; i++)
#define IFOR(i, begin, end)                                                    \\
  for (int i = (end)-1, i##_begin_ = (begin); i >= i##_begin_; i--)
#define REP(i, n) FOR(i, 0, n)
#define IREP(i, n) IFOR(i, 0, n)
template <typename T> istream &operator>>(istream &is, vector<T> &vec) {
  for (auto &v : vec)
    is >> v;
  return is;
}
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const vector<T> &vec) {
  os << "[";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "]";
  return os;
}
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const deque<T> &vec) {
  os << "deq[";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "]";
  return os;
}
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const set<T> &vec) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename T>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_set<T> &vec) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const multiset<T> &vec) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename T>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_multiset<T> &vec) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : vec)
    os << v << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename T1, typename T2>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const pair<T1, T2> &pa) {
  os << "(" << pa.first << "," << pa.second << ")";
  return os;
}
template <typename TK, typename TV>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const map<TK, TV> &mp) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : mp)
    os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename TK, typename TV>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_map<TK, TV> &mp) {
  os << "{";
  for (auto v : mp)
    os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ",";
  os << "}";
  return os;
}
template <typename T> void ndarray(vector<T> &vec, int len) { vec.resize(len); }
template <typename T, typename... Args>
void ndarray(vector<T> &vec, int len, Args... args) {
  vec.resize(len);
  for (auto &v : vec)
    ndarray(v, args...);
}
template <typename T> bool chmax(T &m, const T q) {
  if (m < q) {
    m = q;
    return true;
  } else
    return false;
}
template <typename T> bool chmin(T &m, const T q) {
  if (q < m) {
    m = q;
    return true;
  } else
    return false;
}
template <typename T1, typename T2>
pair<T1, T2> operator+(const pair<T1, T2> &l, const pair<T1, T2> &r) {
  return make_pair(l.first + r.first, l.second + r.second);
}
template <typename T1, typename T2>
pair<T1, T2> operator-(const pair<T1, T2> &l, const pair<T1, T2> &r) {
  return make_pair(l.first - r.first, l.second - r.second);
}
#define dbg(x)                                                                 \\
  cerr << #x << " = " << (x) << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << endl;

int main() {
  ll x;
  cin >> x;
  ll base = 100;
  int n = 0;
  for (; base < x; n++) {
    base = base * 101 / 100;
  }
  cout << n << endl;
}