TADM2E 1.28
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// Note: This only works for positive values! int divide(int numerator, int denominator) { int quotient = 0; while(numerator >= denominator) { numerator -= denominator; quotient++; } return quotient; }
-- Vale.rho 00:02, 25 Feb 2015
Initially I also thought the previous solution, but the final sentence of the text made me suspicious ("Find a fast way to do it."), so this is my solution:
def divide(num, den): quotient = 0 quot_accumulator = 1 den_accumulator = den while num >= den: if num < den_accumulator: den_accumulator = den quot_accumulator = 1 num = num - den_accumulator quotient = quotient + quot_accumulator quot_accumulator = quot_accumulator + quot_accumulator den_accumulator = den_accumulator + den_accumulator return quotient