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While the 0/1 Knapsack problem is typically solved using dynamic programming, which algorithmic approach provides an optimal solution for the Fractional Knapsack problem?

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Greedy algorithm

Fractional Knapsack can be solved optimally using a greedy approach by taking items with the highest value-to-weight ratio. 0/1 Knapsack requires dynamic programming because the greedy approach may fail to find the optimal combination of whole items.

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