L10 Hw03 1
def next_smaller_dollar(bill):
"""Returns the next smaller bill in order."""
if bill == 100:
return 50
if bill == 50:
return 20
if bill == 20:
return 10
elif bill == 10:
return 5
elif bill == 5:
return 1
def next_larger_dollar(bill):
"""Returns the next larger bill in order."""
if bill == 1:
return 5
elif bill == 5:
return 10
elif bill == 10:
return 20
elif bill == 20:
return 50
elif bill == 50:
return 100
def count_dollars(total):
"""Return the number of ways to make change.
>>> count_dollars(15) # 15 $1 bills, 10 $1 & 1 $5 bills, ... 1 $5 & 1 $10 bills
6
>>> count_dollars(10) # 10 $1 bills, 5 $1 & 1 $5 bills, 2 $5 bills, 10 $1 bills
4
>>> count_dollars(20) # 20 $1 bills, 15 $1 & $5 bills, ... 1 $20 bill
10
>>> count_dollars(45) # How many ways to make change for 45 dollars?
44
>>> count_dollars(100) # How many ways to make change for 100 dollars?
344
>>> count_dollars(200) # How many ways to make change for 200 dollars?
3274
>>> from construct_check import check
>>> # ban iteration
>>> check(HW_SOURCE_FILE, 'count_dollars', ['While', 'For'])
True
"""
def helper(n,bill):
if bill==None:
return 0
if bill==1:
return 1
if bill>n:
return helper(n,next_smaller_dollar(bill))
else:
with_max = helper(n-bill,bill)
without_max = helper(n,next_smaller_dollar(bill))
return with_max + without_max
return helper(total,100)
print(count_dollars(100))