descr=%{ In England the currency is made up of pound, £, and pence, p, and there are eight coins in general circulation: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 (100p) and £2 (200p). It is possible to make £2 in the following way: 1×£1 + 1×50p + 2×20p + 1×5p + 1×2p + 3×1p How many different ways can £2 be made using any number of coins? } def _nb_case(n,choices) # print "#{n}, " # p choices if n<0 return 0 end if n==0 return 1 end sum=0 subchoice=choices.clone choices.each do |p| break if p>n sum += _nb_case(n-p, subchoice) subchoice.shift end return sum end def nb_case(n) return _nb_case(n,[1,2,5,10,20,50,100,200]) end (200..200).each do |n| print "# #{n}: " puts nb_case(n) end