/** * File: coin_change_greedy.cpp * Created Time: 2023-07-20 * Author: krahets (krahets@163.com) */ #include "../utils/common.hpp" /* Coin change: Greedy */ int coinChangeGreedy(vector &coins, int amt) { // Assume coins list is ordered int i = coins.size() - 1; int count = 0; // Loop for greedy selection until no remaining amount while (amt > 0) { // Find the smallest coin close to and less than the remaining amount while (i > 0 && coins[i] > amt) { i--; } // Choose coins[i] amt -= coins[i]; count++; } // If no feasible solution is found, return -1 return amt == 0 ? count : -1; } /* Driver Code */ int main() { // Greedy: can ensure finding a global optimal solution vector coins = {1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100}; int amt = 186; int res = coinChangeGreedy(coins, amt); cout << "\ncoins = "; printVector(coins); cout << "amt = " << amt << endl; cout << "The minimum number of coins required to make up " << amt << " is " << res << endl; // Greedy: cannot ensure finding a global optimal solution coins = {1, 20, 50}; amt = 60; res = coinChangeGreedy(coins, amt); cout << "\ncoins = "; printVector(coins); cout << "amt = " << amt << endl; cout << "The minimum number of coins required to make up " << amt << " is " << res << endl; cout << "In reality, the minimum number needed is 3, i.e., 20 + 20 + 20" << endl; // Greedy: cannot ensure finding a global optimal solution coins = {1, 49, 50}; amt = 98; res = coinChangeGreedy(coins, amt); cout << "\ncoins = "; printVector(coins); cout << "amt = " << amt << endl; cout << "The minimum number of coins required to make up " << amt << " is " << res << endl; cout << "In reality, the minimum number needed is 2, i.e., 49 + 49" << endl; return 0; }