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write a method that returns the minimum number of small bags necessary to package goal kilos of rice

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Provided that you have a given number of small rice bags (1 kilo each) and big rice bags (5 kilos each), write a method that returns the minimum number of small bags necessary to package goal kilos of rice. Return -1 if it is not possible to package the required rice amount with the bags provided.

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mahmoud2506
2022-04-28
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public Integer getNumberSmallBags(Integer big, Integer small, Integer goal) {
int result = -1;
if (big * 5 >= goal) {
    if (small >= goal % 5)
        result = goal % 5;
} else {
    if (small >= goal - big * 5) {
        result = goal - big * 5;
    }
}
return result;
}

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