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lucproblem001.c

Problem Statement

Consider a currency system in which there are notes of six denominations, namely, Rs. 1, Rs. 2, rs. 5, Rs. 10, Rs. 50, Rs. 100. If a sum of Rs. N is entered through the keyboard, Write a program to compute the smallest number of notes that will combine to give Rs. N.

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Author Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License MIT
Difficulty Beginner (index: 1 / 10)

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#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int n, nonotes, temp;
    printf("Enter the amount : ");
    scanf("%d", &n);
    if (n < 1)
    {
        printf("\nAmount should be a positive integer.");
        return 1;
    }
    temp = n;
    nonotes = n / 100;
    n = n % 100;
    nonotes = nonotes + (n / 50);
    n = n % 50;
    nonotes = nonotes + (n / 10);
    n = n % 10;
    nonotes = nonotes + (n / 5);
    n = n % 5;
    nonotes = nonotes + (n / 2);
    n = n % 2;
    nonotes = nonotes + n;
    printf("\nthe smallest number of notes that will combine to give Rs. %d : %d", temp, nonotes);
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (lucproblem001.c):

    #include <stdio.h>
    int main()
    {
        int n, nonotes, temp;
        printf("Enter the amount : ");
        scanf("%d", &n);
        if (n < 1)
        {
            printf("\nAmount should be a positive integer.");
            return 1;
        }
        temp = n;
        nonotes = n / 100;
        n = n % 100;
        nonotes = nonotes + (n / 50);
        n = n % 50;
        nonotes = nonotes + (n / 10);
        n = n % 10;
        nonotes = nonotes + (n / 5);
        n = n % 5;
        nonotes = nonotes + (n / 2);
        n = n % 2;
        nonotes = nonotes + n;
        printf("\nthe smallest number of notes that will combine to give Rs. %d : %d", temp, nonotes);
        return 0;
    }