Problem 1240. Coin change combinations.
Using only pennies (1), nickels (5), dimes (10), quarters (25), half dollars (50), and dollars (100), how many different combinations can be made from a given amount in cents.
Example 1:
>>change(17)
%Output will be the the number of combinations of coins to make 17 cents.
c =
6
There are 6 combinations:
17 pennies
12 pennies and 1 nickel
7 pennies and 2 nickels
2 pennies and 3 nickels
7 pennies and 1 dime
2 pennies, 1 nickel, and 1 dime.
Example 2:
>>change(100)
c =
293
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please Ken, could you add a few more test cases of change(x) using x values greater than 100 to remove my (lame) look-up table leading solution? sorry!
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