Hi,

I am trying to divide an array of integers into the two subarrays whose difference of the sums is the minimum possible. It would be something like having balls with different weights and trying to split them in two groups that will balance best in a two plate scale. For example,

my @array = (8,14,32,29);
should be divided into
@subarray1 = (8,32) # total value 40
@subarray2 = (14,29) # total value 43

or

my @array = (7,10,12,15,40);
should be divided into
@subarray1 = (7,10,12,15) # add up to 44
@subarray2 = (40) #add up to 40

Any suggestions? I don't seem to find the right method, no matter how hard I try.
Thanks a lot in advance.

Pepe

In reply to Divide array of integers into most similar value halves by Pepe

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