Unable to find error in my code of problem:- STICNOT(Sticky Notes)

[anon31693724]

i am not able to find why i am getting TLE in subtask -4 of this problem.

problem link:-STICNOT Problem - CodeChef
code link:-CodeChef: Practical coding for everyone

Please help me out with this issue.

[denjell]

Add fast IO at the start of main:
std::ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(0);
cout.tie(0);

[anon31693724]

thanks for the help!

[smile_forever]

I want to refer you to this answer:

STICNOT - Sticky Notes Solution Code Explanation

@sahil0907 Your code should be time optimized. Just follow few steps to optimize it. There is too many input, therefor you should use ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false); cin.tie(0); OR scanf, printf. Avoid endl to print new line, Just use "\n" instead endl. Only few optimization make your code faster, and now it takes only 0.40 sec Here is you AC Code. Happy coding

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