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Revision: 64288
at July 19, 2013 08:18 by rnavanee
Initial Code 
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class ChangeCalculator {

    /**
     * @param args
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        /*Scanner scn = new Scanner(System.in);
        Integer amount = scn.nextInt();*/
        Integer amount = 105;
        Map<String, Integer> changeMap = getChange(amount);
        System.out.println(changeMap);

    }
    
    private static Map<String, Integer> getChange(Integer amount) {
        Map<String, Integer> changeMap = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
        List<Integer> changeList = new ArrayList<Integer>();
        changeList.add(50);
        changeList.add(20);
        changeList.add(10);
        changeList.add(5);
        changeList.add(2);
        changeList.add(1);
        Integer remAmt = amount;
        for (Integer change : changeList) {
            Integer changeCount = (remAmt / change);
            changeMap.put(change+"c", changeCount);
            remAmt = remAmt - (changeCount*change);
        }
        return changeMap;
    }
    
    //private static

}
Initial URL 
http://java.dzone.com/articles/thursday-code-puzzler-change
Initial Description 
Determine the minimum number of coins for change
Given any number between 1 and 99, determine how to give change with the minimum number of coins. You can assume that the coins are 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c.
Initial Title 
Determine the minimum number of coins for change
Initial Tags 
java
Initial Language 
Java