I'm trying to solve an exercise in order to become more familiar with prolog.
The task is following:
% Sten wants to send Lisa 100 flowers. He can choose from lilies, roses and tulips.
% One lily costs $50, rose $10 and tulip $1. Find how many flowers of each type he
% must buy, so that he spends exactly $500.
I have solved that exercise, but in somewhat bulky way I guess. My code is:
% numbers 1..100
digit(1). digit(2). digit(3). digit(4). digit(5). digit(6). digit(7). digit(8).
digit(9). digit(10). digit(11). digit(12). digit(13). digit(14). digit(15). digit(16).
digit(17). digit(18). digit(19). digit(20). digit(21). digit(22). digit(23). digit(24).
digit(25). digit(26). digit(27). digit(28). digit(29). digit(30). digit(31). digit(32).
digit(33). digit(34). digit(35). digit(36). digit(37). digit(38). digit(39). digit(40).
digit(41). digit(42). digit(43). digit(44). digit(45). digit(46). digit(47). digit(48).
digit(49). digit(50). digit(51). digit(52). digit(53). digit(54). digit(55). digit(56).
digit(57). digit(58). digit(59). digit(60). digit(61). digit(62). digit(63). digit(64).
digit(65). digit(66). digit(67). digit(68). digit(69). digit(70). digit(71). digit(72).
digit(73). digit(74). digit(75). digit(76). digit(77). digit(78). digit(79). digit(80).
digit(81). digit(82). digit(83). digit(84). digit(85). digit(86). digit(87). digit(88).
digit(89). digit(90). digit(91). digit(92). digit(93). digit(94). digit(95). digit(96).
digit(97). digit(98). digit(99). digit(100).
quantity(A1,A2,A3):-
var(A1), var(A2), var(A3),
digit(A1), digit(A2), digit(A3),
X is A1+A2+A3, X is 100,
Y is (A1*50)+(A2*10)+(A3*1), Y is 500.
Can somebody suggest a better method for initializing those rules? For example in Haskell I could do something like this:
let numbers = [1..100]
Thanks in advance.
Using SWI-Prolog:
:- use_module(library(clpfd)).
flowers(L, R, T) :-
[L,R,T] ins 0..sup,
L+R+T #= 100,
L*50 + R*10 + T*1 #= 500.
Example query:
?- flowers(Lilies, Roses, Tulips), label([Lilies,Roses,Tulips]).
Lilies = 1,
Roses = 39,
Tulips = 60 ;
false.
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