[Year 12 SofDev] An algorithm puzzler for your kids (and you?)

[Mark Kelly]

A neat second method developed by one of my kids follows at the bottom...

It's better than mine...  sometimes I hate kids!


Mark Kelly wrote:
> Whilst battling to get a database to calculate averaged VELS domain 
> scores from dimension scores, I faced an interesting problem you might 
> want to set your kids for tackling algorithms.  (A handy way of filling 
> in a messy 5 excess minutes at the end of a period?)
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> Domain scores are rounded up to the nearest 0.25, so 4.01, 4.1 and 4.24 
> become 4.25.  And 4.76 and 4.99 become 5.0.
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> I spent quite some time scribbling and testing with Excel to get it 
> right.  The solution appears under my sig if you are interested.
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> The satisfaction I felt when I solved it reminded me of why I got into 
> programming in the first place :-)
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=(-INT(-n*4)/4)