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Merge pull request #26 from mrb00l34n/coin-change
Added Coin Change Ways Problem/Solution
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| Find the number of ways to represent n cents given an array of coins | [Challenge](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/recursion_dynamic/coin_change_ways/coinchange_ways_challenge.ipynb)│[Solution](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/recursion_dynamic/coin_change_ways/coinchange_ways_solution.ipynb) |
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"How many ways are there of making change for n, given an array of distinct coins? For example:\n",
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"* Input: n = 0, coins = [1, 2] -> Output: 0\n",
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class Challenge(object):
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def test_coinchange_ways(self,solution):
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assert_equal(solution(0, [1, 2]), 0)
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assert_equal(solution(100, [1, 2, 3]), 884)
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assert_equal(solution(1000, range(1, 101)), 15658181104580771094597751280645)
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print('Success: test_coinchange_ways')
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def main():
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test = Challenge()
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test.test_coinchange_ways(change_ways)
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if __name__ == '__main__':
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main()
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