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Challenge #52: Solving the Knapsack Problem

Tokimatsu
12 - Quasar
‎12-26-2020 08:09 PM

Solved.

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phottovy
13 - Pulsar
13 - Pulsar
‎01-08-2021 10:56 AM

I went with an iterative macro but I'm sure there are much better ways:

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clmc9601
13 - Pulsar
13 - Pulsar
‎01-10-2021 07:33 PM

My solution

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robert-headington
8 - Asteroid
‎02-14-2021 02:12 AM

#52

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AncientPandaman
13 - Pulsar
‎02-22-2021 09:57 PM

my solution.

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aiahwieder
9 - Comet
‎03-16-2021 10:28 AM

I have a feeling I'll be coming back to this one a few more times -- it's an interesting optimization problem that has some practical applications for my Day Job, too!

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rcarog
8 - Asteroid
‎03-19-2021 04:47 AM

Solution attached.

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Hub119
12 - Quasar
12 - Quasar
‎03-19-2021 01:32 PM

In retrospect, could have configured this as a batch macro... but a little copy/paste never hurt anyone, right?

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apathetichell
20 - Arcturus
‎03-26-2021 11:59 AM

Fairly psyched with this solution - Analytic app for your max weight/max number of boxes preferences and optimization tool solution...

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BeginnerMindset
8 - Asteroid
‎04-02-2021 11:17 AM

I liked this challenge. I went with the Optimization Tool within a batch macro, which was fairly clean in the end and ready to be made more generic for other variations.

 

 

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