@ankit: not the last digit..!! it will be (last digit -3) or (last digit -3-3) whichever is positive..
:) On 7/31/11, Ankit Minglani <ankit.mingl...@gmail.com> wrote: > yeah if it was a divisibility test then the question would have been too > trivial .. > the last digit after doing itoa will be the remainder . > > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:52 AM, nivedita arora < > vivaciousnived...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> i think solution of ankit is right ! >> sorry even i forgot tht que ws not divisibility test ..but to get >> quotient :-| >> >> On Jul 30, 10:03 pm, Ankur Khurana <ankur.kkhur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > @roopam : i got the question all wrong. . . >> > >> > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Roopam Poddar <mailroo...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > The objective is to divide the number by 3 and not just check for it's >> > > divisibility. >> > > Adding the digits using itoa() and then repeated subtraction will >> > > check >> for >> > > it's divisibility by 3 and not give us the quotient. >> > > To get that you will have to carry out repeated subtraction on the >> number >> > > anyway. >> > > So whats the point? >> > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > > "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> > > To view this discussion on the web visit >> > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/algogeeks/-/BWTzYtcBhIgJ. >> > >> > > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > >> > -- >> > Ankur Khurana >> > Computer Science >> > Netaji Subhas Institute Of Technology >> > Delhi. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > The more you sweat in the field, the less you bleed in war." > > Ankit Minglani > NITK Surathkal > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
