Thursday Code Puzzler: Change Calculator
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Join For FreeIt's Thursday, so time for another code puzzler. The idea is simple: solve the coding problem as efficiently as you can, in any language or framework that you find suitable.
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Change Calculator
Say you are given an infinite number of coins in the following denominations:
- 25 cents
- 10 cents
- 5 cents
- 1 cent
Write a method that would take an integer parameter named change. Work out all the permutations that can return that amount given the coins that you have available. For example, calculateChange(5) would return
1 x 5c 5 x 1c
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Calculator (Mac OS)
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