This document discusses the knapsack problem and provides an algorithm to solve it. It introduces the knapsack problem as trying to find the maximum value that can be stored within a knapsack of limited weight/space. It then shows an example problem with 5 items, each with a value and weight. The algorithm involves sorting the items by their value/weight ratio and selecting items in that order until the knapsack is full. It provides code to implement the knapsack algorithm and runs through an example solution.