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* You probably have statements like these in your program | * You probably have statements like these in your program | ||
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| + | <source lang="python"> | ||
| + | no20 = amount // '''20''' | ||
| + | leftover = amount % '''20''' | ||
| + | </source> | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | :Instead of using the literals '''20''', '''10''', '''5''', and '''1''' in the program, we can use variables to hold them. It adds to the complexity a tiny bit, but makes the program more useful. You'll see how. | ||
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| + | * Modify your program and add these variables near the top of the program: | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | <source lang="python"> | ||
| + | DENOM1 = 20 | ||
| + | DENOM2 = 10 | ||
| + | DENOM3 = 5 | ||
| + | DENOM4 = 1 | ||
| + | </source> | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | * and where you compute the number of $20-bills, replace '''20''' by DENOM1. You should get something like this: | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | <source lang="python"> | ||
| + | noBills = amount // DENOM1 | ||
| + | leftover = amount % DENOM1 | ||
| + | print( noBills, "$", DENOM1, "bill(s)" ) | ||
| + | </source> | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 4 February 2014
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Contents
Teller Machine Program
This section has to do with a program that takes some integer (without a decimal part) amount of dollars and figures out how to break it down into the least number of 20-, 10-, 5-, and 1-bills.
An Example
Pseudo-Code
On a piece of paper, figure out an algorithm for taking the amount of money to withdraw from the ATM, or teller machine, and compute the number of different bills. Write it down in pseudocode, i.e. a mixture of English and Python.
- You need to start with some amount
- You compute first the number of $20 bills,
- then the number of $10 bills,
- ...
- down to the number of $1 bills.
Comments
- Use Idle and open a new window.
- In a new window, put down your pseudo code in several lines and put a #-sign in front of each line, so that they become Python comments.
- Try to run the program and verify that no errors are detected. There shouldn't be any Python code in your program, only comments. Idle will be able to tell you if it sees anything else that is not a comment!
Adding Code
- Now that you have the structure for your program, add enough Python code to make your code display
- The total amount
- The number of $20-bills
- When you get the right number output, add some more python to get the program to print the amount of $10-bills.
- Finish up the program
- Verify that your program works. Below is a typical output you should try to emulate:
Amount to withdraw = 97 Please lift keyboard and find: 4 $20-bill(s) 1 $10-bill(s) 1 $5-bill(s) 2 $1-bill(s)
Using Constants
- You probably have statements like these in your program
no20 = amount // '''20'''
leftover = amount % '''20'''
- Instead of using the literals 20, 10, 5, and 1 in the program, we can use variables to hold them. It adds to the complexity a tiny bit, but makes the program more useful. You'll see how.
- Modify your program and add these variables near the top of the program:
DENOM1 = 20
DENOM2 = 10
DENOM3 = 5
DENOM4 = 1
- and where you compute the number of $20-bills, replace 20 by DENOM1. You should get something like this:
noBills = amount // DENOM1
leftover = amount % DENOM1
print( noBills, "$", DENOM1, "bill(s)" )
