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Question: Calculating a given total using only given specific values tia sal22

Question:Calculating a given total using only given specific values tia sal22

ratulloch 148 Maple
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October 25 2009
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Calculating a given total using only given specific values

Greetings All

I'm trying to figure out a way to calculate a given total
using only given specific values.

Example:
The total given is 46


The numbers I can use are 56,38,20,12,4, and 1


so the numbers it should use and come back with would be highest to lowest
so it should be 38,4,and 4.   Because these will add up to 46.  Is there a name given to this type of mathematics?  And does anyone have an example of how to do this?


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