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A problem in combinatorial optimization. Given a set of items with both weight and value, determine the number of each item to include in a collection so that the total weight is at most a given limit and the value of the collection is maximized.

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Find 8 numbers whose sum is closest to a defined value

I have a file that has a number (a positive integer) on each row. Given a number $q$, I want to find a value that's a sum of some 8 numbers in the file, and is as close to $q$ as possible. So, suppo …