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Challenge: Fractional Knapsack

Explore how to design and implement a greedy algorithm to solve the fractional knapsack problem. This lesson guides you through maximizing the total value of items placed in a knapsack when fractions of items are allowed. Understand the difference from the 0/1 knapsack and practice coding an optimal solution in Java step-by-step.

Problem Statement

You are given the capacity of a knapsack WW and a list of ​”​​n​”​”​​n​”​​ items that each have a certain value. Fractions of each item can be placed in the knapsack. Your goal is to ...