[Cialug] Algorithm
Chris Hilton
cialug@cialug.org
Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:36:19 -0600
The answer is always 0. int(.92) is 0. I don't see how you can do
integer arithmetic on a non-integer value.
Surely you are reading the directions wrong somehow...
On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 20:32 -0600, Morris Dovey wrote:
> Jerry Weida wrote:
>
> > not sure if this counts as "logic" but here's how I'd do it:
> >
> > quarters = amount / 25
> > amount = amount - quarters * 25
> > dimes = amount / 10
> > amount = amount - dimes * 10
> > nickels = amount / 5
> > amount = amount - nickels * 5
> > pennies = amount
>
> Jerry...
>
> Yabbut -- the initial value for amount is $0.92 (:
>