/* * File: coin_change_greedy.rs * Created Time: 2023-07-22 * Author: night-cruise (2586447362@qq.com) */ /* Coin change: Greedy */ fn coin_change_greedy(coins: &[i32], mut amt: i32) -> i32 { // Assume coins list is ordered let mut i = coins.len() - 1; let mut 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 -= 1; } // Choose coins[i] amt -= coins[i]; count += 1; } // If no feasible solution is found, return -1 if amt == 0 { count } else { -1 } } /* Driver Code */ fn main() { // Greedy: can ensure finding a global optimal solution let coins = [1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100]; let amt = 186; let res = coin_change_greedy(&coins, amt); println!("\ncoins = {:?}, amt = {}", coins, amt); println!("The minimum number of coins required to make up {} is {}", amt, res); // Greedy: cannot ensure finding a global optimal solution let coins = [1, 20, 50]; let amt = 60; let res = coin_change_greedy(&coins, amt); println!("\ncoins = {:?}, amt = {}", coins, amt); println!("The minimum number of coins required to make up {} is {}", amt, res); println!("In reality, the minimum number needed is 3, i.e., 20 + 20 + 20"); // Greedy: cannot ensure finding a global optimal solution let coins = [1, 49, 50]; let amt = 98; let res = coin_change_greedy(&coins, amt); println!("\ncoins = {:?}, amt = {}", coins, amt); println!("The minimum number of coins required to make up {} is {}", amt, res); println!("In reality, the minimum number needed is 2, i.e., 49 + 49"); }