From 58e2e03e9687404aaa6f3f6c4782b219b5704005 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "go-interview-practice-bot[bot]"
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Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2025 10:19:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add solution for Challenge 22

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 .../submissions/nzamulov/solution-template.go | 59 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 challenge-22/submissions/nzamulov/solution-template.go

diff --git a/challenge-22/submissions/nzamulov/solution-template.go b/challenge-22/submissions/nzamulov/solution-template.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// Standard U.S. coin denominations in cents
+	denominations := []int{1, 5, 10, 25, 50}
+
+	// Test amounts
+	amounts := []int{87, 42, 99, 33, 7}
+
+	for _, amount := range amounts {
+		// Find minimum number of coins
+		minCoins := MinCoins(amount, denominations)
+
+		// Find coin combination
+		coinCombo := CoinCombination(amount, denominations)
+
+		// Print results
+		fmt.Printf("Amount: %d cents\n", amount)
+		fmt.Printf("Minimum coins needed: %d\n", minCoins)
+		fmt.Printf("Coin combination: %v\n", coinCombo)
+		fmt.Println("---------------------------")
+	}
+}
+
+// MinCoins returns the minimum number of coins needed to make the given amount.
+// If the amount cannot be made with the given denominations, return -1.
+func MinCoins(amount int, denominations []int) int {
+    if amount == 0 {
+        return 0
+    }
+    c := CoinCombination(amount, denominations)
+    if len(c) == 0 {
+        return -1
+    }
+    m := 0
+    for _, val := range c {
+        m += val
+    }
+	return m
+}
+
+// CoinCombination returns a map with the specific combination of coins that gives
+// the minimum number. The keys are coin denominations and values are the number of
+// coins used for each denomination.
+// If the amount cannot be made with the given denominations, return an empty map.
+func CoinCombination(amount int, denominations []int) map[int]int {
+    m := make(map[int]int)
+	for i := len(denominations) - 1; amount > 0 && i >= 0; i-- {
+	    for amount > 0 && denominations[i] <= amount {
+	        amount -= denominations[i]
+	        m[denominations[i]]++
+	    }
+	}
+	return m
+}