Coding challenge

[Alex Tweedly]

The question was
> Determine the minimum number of coins for change.
so the correct answer here would be 2 coins (3+3) rather than 6 coins 
(1+1+...)

That's what makes this a more challenging case, but probably without as 
elegant an answer ...

-- Alex.

On 31/01/2013 13:54, dunbarx at aol.com wrote:
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> As six pennies. As long as you have a "1", you should be OK.
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> Craig Newman
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul D. DeRocco <pderocco at ix.netcom.com>
> To: 'How to use LiveCode' <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> Sent: Thu, Jan 31, 2013 12:57 am
> Subject: RE: Coding challenge
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>> From: Mark Wieder
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>>> Now how would you do it if the available coin values were:
>>>          40,30,10,4,3,1
>>> That's a more interesting problem, but probably a less
>>> interesting coding
>>> test, because I think it would involve a more brute force
>>> approach, less
>>> elegance.
>> I'm missing something. Why would that be different?
> How would you represent 6?
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