diff --git a/C++/knapsack.cpp b/C++/knapsack.cpp
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+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+int max(int a, int b) { return (a > b) ? a : b; }
+int knapSack(int W, int wt[], int val[], int n)
+{
+	if (n == 0 || W == 0)
+		return 0;
+	if (wt[n - 1] > W)
+		return knapSack(W, wt, val, n - 1);
+	else
+		return max(
+			val[n - 1]
+				+ knapSack(W - wt[n - 1],
+						wt, val, n - 1),
+			knapSack(W, wt, val, n - 1));
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	int val[] = { 60, 100, 120 };
+	int wt[] = { 10, 20, 30 };
+	int W = 50;
+	int n = sizeof(val) / sizeof(val[0]);
+	cout << knapSack(W, wt, val, n);
+	return 0;
+}
+