exercism/python/currency-exchange

Currency Exchange

Welcome to Currency Exchange on Exercism's Python Track. If you need help running the tests or submitting your code, check out HELP.md. If you get stuck on the exercise, check out HINTS.md, but try and solve it without using those first :)

Introduction

Numbers

There are three different kinds of built-in numbers in Python : ints, floats, and complex. However, in this exercise you'll be dealing only with ints and floats.

ints

ints are whole numbers. e.g. 1234, -10, 20201278.

Integers in Python have arbitrary precision -- the amount of digits is limited only by the available memory of the host system.

floats

floats are numbers containing a decimal point. e.g. 0.0,3.14,-9.01.

Floating point numbers are usually implemented in Python using a double in C (15 decimal places of precision), but will vary in representation based on the host system and other implementation details. This can create some surprises when working with floats, but is "good enough" for most situations.

You can see more details and discussions in the following resources:

• Python numeric type documentation
• The Python Tutorial
• Documentation for int() built in
• Documentation for float() built in
• 0.30000000000000004.com

Arithmetic

Python fully supports arithmetic between ints and floats. It will convert narrower numbers to match their less narrow counterparts when used with the binary arithmetic operators (+, -, *, /, //, and %). When division with /, // returns the quotient and % returns the remainder.

Python considers ints narrower than floats. So, using a float in an expression ensures the result will be a float too. However, when doing division, the result will always be a float, even if only integers are used.

# The int is widened to a float here, and a float type is returned.
>>> 3 + 4.0
7.0
>>> 3 * 4.0
12.0
>>> 3 - 2.0
1.0
# Division always returns a float.
>>> 6 / 2
3.0
>>> 7 / 4
1.75
# Calculating remainders.
>>> 7 % 4
3
>>> 2 % 4
2
>>> 12.75 % 3
0.75

If an int result is needed, you can use // to truncate the result.

>>> 6 // 2
3
>>> 7 // 4
1

To convert a float to an integer, you can use int(). Also, to convert an integer to a float, you can use float().

>>> int(6 / 2)
3
>>> float(1 + 2)
3.0

Instructions

Your friend Chandler plans to visit exotic countries all around the world. Sadly, Chandler's math skills aren't good. He's pretty worried about being scammed by currency exchanges during his trip - and he wants you to make a currency calculator for him. Here are his specifications for the app:

1. Estimate value after exchange

Create the exchange_money() function, taking 2 parameters:

1. budget : The amount of money you are planning to exchange.
2. exchange_rate : Unit value of the foreign currency.

This function should return the value of the exchanged currency.

Note: If your currency is USD and you want to exchange USD for EUR with an exchange rate of 1.20, then 1.20 USD == 1 EUR.

>>> exchange_money(127.5, 1.2)
106.25

2. Calculate currency left after an exchange

Create the get_change() function, taking 2 parameters:

1. budget : Amount of money before exchange.
2. exchanging_value : Amount of money that is taken from the budget to be exchanged.

This function should return the amount of money that is left from the budget.

>>> get_change(127.5, 120)
7.5

3. Calculate value of bills

Create the get_value_of_bills() function, taking 2 parameters:

1. denomination : The value of a single bill.
2. number_of_bills : Amount of bills you received.

This function should return the total value of the given bills.

>>> get_value_of_bills(5, 128)
640

4. Calculate number of bills

Create the get_number_of_bills() function, taking budget and denomination.

This function should return the number of bills that you can get using the budget. **Note: ** You can only receive whole bills, not fractions of bills, so remember to divide accordingly.

>>> get_number_of_bills(127.5, 5)
25

5. Calculate value after exchange

Create the exchangeable_value() function, taking budget, exchange_rate, spread, and denomination.

Parameter spread is the percentage taken as an exchange fee. If 1.00 EUR == 1.20 USD and the spread is 10, the actual exchange will be: 1.00 EUR == 1.32 USD.

This function should return the maximum value of the new currency after calculating the exchange rate plus the spread. Remember that the currency denomination is a whole number, and cannot be sub-divided.

Note: Returned value should be int type.

>>> exchangeable_value(127.25, 1.20, 10, 20)
80
>>> exchangeable_value(127.25, 1.20, 10, 5)
95

6. Calculate non-exchangeable value

Create the non_exchangeable_value() function, taking budget, exchange_rate, spread, and denomination.

This function should return the value that is not exchangeable due to the denomination of the bills.

Note: Returned value should be int type.

>>> non_exchangeable_value(127.25, 1.20, 10, 20)
16
>>> non_exchangeable_value(127.25, 1.20, 10, 5)
1

Source

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