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18 lines
417 B
Ruby
18 lines
417 B
Ruby
# write a function to determine the minimum number of coins used that sum to a value
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# ex coins = [1, 3, 5] total = 11
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def min_change_sum(coins, total)
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totals = Array.new(total + 1, 1_000_000_000_000)
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totals[0] = 0
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(1..total).each do |i|
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coins.each do |coin|
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if coin <= i && (totals[i - coin] + 1 < totals[i])
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totals[i] = totals[i - coin] + 1
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end
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end
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end
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totals[total]
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end
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