Optimizing interest for a set of debt payments

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Suppose I've got $n$ debts with principals $P_1, P_2, ..., P_n$, with corresponding interest rates $r_1, r_2, ..., r_n$, compounded monthly.

Further, assume I have a constant $A$ dollars per month to split between all $n$ debt payments.

EDIT: There are monthly minimum interest payments as well.

Given these constraints, how can I minimize the total interest paid?

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Pay off the highest interest rate until it is done, then pay off the next. If you consider moving 1 dollar from the highest to some other loan, clearly the interest goes up.