Dick Moores wrote: > At 02:17 PM 8/6/2007, you wrote: >> Nice idea. Written style is average. Other tutors have discussed issues with >> performance, style, etc. I thought I would mention that whenever I am asked >> to give my opinion on a script, I compare it to something I have >> written/would write. In this case, I have already written. In my version, it >> not only tells how many of each denomination, but also how one would count >> back the change. It would be an interesting challenge to implement that, no? >> ;-) > > First remind me how Americans do that. I lived in Japan a long time, > and it's done quite differently there. > > For the U.S., say the output so far is: > > Enter the cost: 5.77 > Enter the tendered amount: 10 > Your change is $4.23 > $1 bills: 4 > 10-cent coins: 2 > 1-cent coins: 3 > > What would be the U.S. way of counting back the change? I think we > start with the $5.77, but then what?
The traditional way starts from the cost and counts up to the amount tendered. So to make change from $10 for $5.77 you would count three pennies -> $5.80 two dimes -> $6.00 four $1 -> $10 The modern way seems to be to look at the change amount given by the cash register and count that out starting with dollars... Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
