ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Packing problem

Have you ever tried to pack a lot of things in a small bag or box? That's what we call a packing problem. It's when you need to fit a bunch of things into a smaller space.

Think of it like playing a puzzle game where you have to fit different shapes into a container. But instead of shapes, we have items like clothes, books, toys, and other things that we want to take with us on a trip or move to a new house.

The challenge is to figure out the best way to pack them so that everything fits and doesn't get damaged. You have to be strategic and plan which items go where, how to organize them, and how to stack them to make the most of the space you have.

For example, you might put the heavy items at the bottom, the fragile ones in the middle, and the soft ones on top. Or you might roll clothes to save space, or use vacuum bags to compress them. There are many different ways to solve a packing problem, depending on what items you have and how much space you have.

But no matter how you do it, the goal is always the same: to make the most efficient use of your space and get all your items safely from point A to point B.