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#322 Coin Change

APPROACH

An array coins holds denominations of available currency, with unlimited coins of each type. Given a target integer amount, find the smallest number of coins whose values sum to exactly amount. If no valid combination can reach amount, return -1.

Example 1:

Input: coins = [1,2,5], amount = 11
Output: 3
Explanation: 11 = 5 + 5 + 1

Example 2:

Input: coins = [2], amount = 3
Output: -1

Example 3:

Input: coins = [1], amount = 0
Output: 0
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