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greedy algorithm v2
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def make_change(number, *coin_values) | |
coin_values.empty? ? cents = [50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1] : cents = coin_values.flatten.sort!.reverse | |
rest = [] | |
while number > 0 | |
if number >= cents.first | |
number.div(cents.first).times { rest << cents.first } | |
number -= (cents.first * number.div(cents.first)) | |
cents.shift | |
else | |
cents.shift | |
end | |
end | |
print rest.flatten | |
end | |
make_change(1000001, [1000000, 1]) | |
make_change(39) | |
make_change(14, [10, 7, 1]) |
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