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Checking if change can be provided in JavaScript
Problem
We are required to write a JavaScript function that takes in an array of numbers, arr, as the first and the only argument.
Let us consider the following situation:
A shopkeeper sells a single commodity which costs exactly ₹5. Some customers are standing in a queue and will purchase exactly one unit of this commodity each. The customers can provide the shopkeeper with a note of ₹5, ₹10 or ₹20. Considering that the shopkeeper has no money in the beginning and the array represents the notes given by the customers standing in the queue.
Our function should determine whether or not the shopkeeper can provide all the customers with exact changes.
For example, if the input to the function is
Input
const arr = [5, 5, 10, 10, 20];
Output
const output = false;
Output Explanation
Because the two 5 notes will be used to provide changes for two 10 notes and after that the changes for 20 note cannot be generated.
Following is the code:
Example
const arr = [5, 5, 10, 10, 20];
const provideChanges = (arr = []) => {
let fives = 0
let tens = 0
for(let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
switch(arr[i]) {
case 5:
fives += 1
break
case 10:
if(fives <= 0) {
return false
}
fives -= 1
tens += 1
break
default:
if(tens >= 1 && fives >= 1) {
tens -= 1
fives -= 1
} else if(fives >= 3) {
fives -= 3
} else {
return false
}
break
}
}
return true
};
console.log(provideChanges(arr));Output
false
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