def coin_change_minimum(coins, amount) dp = Array.new(amount+1,-1) dp[0] = 0 coins.each do |coin| (coin..amount).each do |i| if dp[i-coin] != -1 dp[i] = -1 == dp[i] ? dp[i-coin]+1 : [dp[i],dp[i-coin]+1].min end end end dp[amount] end def coin_change_combinations(coins, amount) dp = Array.new(coins.length+1) { Array.new(amount+1,0) } dp[0][0] = 1 (1..coins.length).each do |i| (0..amount).each do |j| dp[i][j] = dp[i-1][j] + (j < coins[i-1] ? 0 : dp[i][j-coins[i-1]]) end end dp[coins.length][amount] end coins = Array[2,4,5] amount = 12 puts "Number of combinations of getting change for " + amount.to_s + " is "+ coin_change_combinations(coins, amount).to_s + "." puts "Minimum number of coins required for " + amount.to_s + " is "+ coin_change_minimum(coins, amount).to_s + "."