Minimize K to let Person A consume at least ceil(N/(M + 1)) candies based on given rules

  

#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

  

bool check(int K, int n, int m,

           vector<int> arr,

           int good_share)

{

    int candies = n, taken = 0;

  

    while (candies > 0) {

  

        

        

        

        taken += min(K, candies);

        candies -= min(K, candies);

  

        

        for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {

  

            

              

            int consume = (arr[j] * candies) / 100;

  

            

              

            candies -= consume;

        }

    }

  

    

      

    return (taken >= good_share);

}

  

void minimumK(vector<int> &arr, int N,

              int M)

{

    

      

    int good_share = ceil((N * 1.0) 

                          / ((M + 1) * 1.0));

  

    int lo = 1, hi = N;

  

      

      

    while (lo < hi) {

  

        

        int mid = (lo + hi) / 2;

  

        

          

          

        if (check(mid, N, M, arr,

                  good_share)) {

  

            

            hi = mid;

        }

        

          

          

        else {

            lo = mid + 1;

        }

    }

  

    

      

    cout << hi;

}

  

int main()

{

    int N = 13, M = 1;

    vector<int> arr = { 50 };

    

    minimumK(arr, N, M);

    

      return 0;

}

Adblock test (Why?)

Original page link

Best Cool Tech Gadgets

Top favorite technology gadgets