On 10/1/13 10:45 AM, Levi Pearson wrote:
What the problem*actually*  says is that the denominational system is
strictly a place-value system of arbitrary base.  So all of the
denominations will be powers of the base.  The example is in base-10,
and specifically lists only powers of 10, not multiples of those
powers.  So, no $20 bills, $0.25 bills, etc.

Okay, that makes sense. I didn't get that from the original post, but that would definitely make the problem a lot easier. You're basically just converting to whatever base you're using, and then using each digit as a number of bills for its place value.

Steve

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