Why won't my code divide the remaining cents by dimes, nickels, and pennies after it divided by quarters?

Question

    String choice = "y";
    while(choice.equalsIgnoreCase("y")){
        if (cents <= 99 && cents > 0){
        quarters = cents / quarters;
        System.out.println("Quarters: " + quarters);

        dimes = cents / dimes;
        System.out.println("Dimes: " + dimes);

        nickels = cents / nickels;
        System.out.println("Nickels: " + nickels);

        pennies = cents / pennies;
        System.out.println("Pennies: " + pennies);

Do i need to implement a modulus operator after each step?

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 02 '17 at 20:55

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Ah you have a can't see the wood for the trees problem.

Old school trick this called a dry run

Cents Quarters Dimes Nickels Pennies Remaining Cents
41    1                              16
16             1                     6
6                       1            1
1                               1    0

You are starting from 41 each calculation.

answered Apr 02 '17 at 20:55

Tony Hopkinson

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Thank you for the input. I was able to successfully get the code to work. Thank you – user7805798 Apr 02 '17 at 22:13

Why won't my code divide the remaining cents by dimes, nickels, and pennies after it divided by quarters?

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