Re: [algogeeks] challenging problem , looking for a quick and a best algorithm

2011-06-07 Thread vishnu madiga
Frns, Any more tries / suggestions? On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:26 PM, vishnu madiga wrote: > Good suggestion Navneet.. I had a similar solution but am looking for > something more faster. > Performance is a major consideration to me. The possible permutations for a > large set of debits and cred

Re: [algogeeks] challenging problem , looking for a quick and a best algorithm

2011-06-07 Thread vishnu madiga
Good suggestion Navneet.. I had a similar solution but am looking for something more faster. Performance is a major consideration to me. The possible permutations for a large set of debits and credits could be massive. The solution should be intelligent enough to discard non-possible branches quic

Re: [algogeeks] challenging problem , looking for a quick and a best algorithm

2011-06-07 Thread Navneet Gupta
Well, one approach is have all possible sums stored for debits and credits and match the sums. Basically, you can create a multi-list type DS (if i remember the name correctly) and store the SUMS and with formative elements in linked lists being pointer by node containing sums SUM 1 -> Header 1 -

[algogeeks] challenging problem , looking for a quick and a best algorithm

2011-06-07 Thread vishnu madiga
find a combination of credits and debits which will sum out to zero in a given set of credit and debit values. It's not necessary to have a one to one match between a debit and credit. For example, the parent may lend $25 and $75 to its subsidiary and receive back 3 payments of $20, $40 and $40. T