diff --git a/cpp/First_and_last_occurance.cpp b/cpp/First_and_last_occurance.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int firstOcc(int arr[],int idx,int n,int key)
+{
+    if(idx == n)
+        return -1;
+        
+    if(arr[idx] == key)
+        return idx;
+        
+    return firstOcc(arr,idx+1,n,key);
+}
+
+int lastOcc(int arr[],int idx,int n,int key)
+{
+    if(idx == n)
+        return -1;
+        
+    int last = lastOcc(arr,idx+1,n,key);
+    
+    if(last != -1)
+        return last;
+        
+    if(arr[idx] == key)
+        return idx;
+        
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    int arr[] = {4,2,5,1,2,8,2,0};
+    cout<<"1st occ: "<<firstOcc(arr,0,8,2)<<" last occ: "<<lastOcc(arr,0,8,2);
+    return 0;
+}