Algorithmic Challenges from Programming Competition
Smart Ticket Machine Keyboard
Problem Statement
Bao recently discovered a new intelligent automatic ticket machine at C city railway station. This machine is very smart! When passengers enter their destination, the keyboard dynamically displays only available letters, hiding the others. Bao is fascinated by this intelligent design and wants to ...
Posted on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:48:52 +0000 by slands10
Determining the Winning Team in a Programming Contest
In a programming team competition, each team consists of multiple members who compete individually. The team's total score is the sum of all its members' scores, and the team with the highest total wins. Given the scores of all participants, write a program to identify the champion team.
Input Format
The first line provides a positive integer N ...
Posted on Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:25:41 +0000 by egiblock
Programming Competition Solutions
Programming Competition Solutions
Problem A - Sum Calculation
#include <iostream>
#include <climits>
typedef long long ll;
int main() {
std::ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
std::cin.tie(nullptr);
ll total = 0, limit = 0;
std::cin >> limit;
ll current = 1, accumulated = 0;
while (accumulated < limit ...
Posted on Wed, 13 May 2026 06:42:43 +0000 by TobesC