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Determine the minimum number of coins for change

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Determine the minimum number of coins for change
Given any number between 1 and 99, determine how to give change with the minimum number of coins. You can assume that the coins are 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c.

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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class ChangeCalculator {

/**
     * @param args
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        /*Scanner scn = new Scanner(System.in);
        Integer amount = scn.nextInt();*/
        Integer amount = 105;
        Map<String, Integer> changeMap = getChange(amount);
        System.out.println(changeMap);

}
    
    private static Map<String, Integer> getChange(Integer amount) {
        Map<String, Integer> changeMap = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
        List<Integer> changeList = new ArrayList<Integer>();
        changeList.add(50);
        changeList.add(20);
        changeList.add(10);
        changeList.add(5);
        changeList.add(2);
        changeList.add(1);
        Integer remAmt = amount;
        for (Integer change : changeList) {
            Integer changeCount = (remAmt / change);
            changeMap.put(change+"c", changeCount);
            remAmt = remAmt - (changeCount*change);
        }
        return changeMap;
    }
    
    //private static

}

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