sum of coins article in mathematica journal
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- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:03:39 -0400 (EDT)
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a long time ago I read a short text in mathematica journal. A neat little program that calculated the numer of coins needed to reach a certain sum. you put in the coin values e.g. 25 cent 50 cent etc and got the minimum anount of how many coins you need. I think Allan Hayes wrote it. does anyone have a pointer to it please? Peter W