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Please help with this problem...
I'm still learning java and i got stuck with a problem posted through our school campus...
this is the one....and it's supposed to be the sequential structure..

Write a program that classifies a given amount of money in dollars. The program outputs a report listing the monetary equivalent in dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
for an output example:

Enter an amount in dollars: $11.56
Your amount $11.56 consists of :
11 dollar(s)
2 quarter(s)
0 dime(s)
1 nickel(s)
1 penny(ies)

and so with the reverse process..
please help...

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What problem(s) are you having?
Please post your code and the full text of the errors you are getting.

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As always, the first step is to break it down into pieces that you can deal with. Break it into logical steps, save the coding for later. Assume that you're a computer, and have only simple arithmetical steps at hand. How would you go about calculating the correct output?
(hint: this problem really only requires two arithmetical operators)
(second hint: it's a LOT easier if you view $11.56 as 1156 cents, and use integer arithmetic)

commented: Nice explanation. +2
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can i ask the formulas for integer arithmetic??
it's because i'm still new to programming...

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lol..i just got it...
thanks jon.kiparsky...

commented: Good work - that was a pretty minimal hint I gave you. +1
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