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is multiple answer

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language

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question

Let

n \geqslant 3

be an integer. An integer

m \geqslant n+1

is called

n

-colourful if, given infinitely many marbles in each of

n

colours

C_{1}, C_{2}, \ldots, C_{n}

, it is possible to place

m

of them around a circle so that in any group of

n+1

consecutive marbles there is at least one marble of colour

C_{i}

for each

i=1, \ldots, n

. Prove that there are only finitely many positive integers which are not

n

-colourful. Find the largest among them.

Plain-text mathematical notation (without MathML)

Let n≥3 be an integer. An integer m≥n+1 is called n-colourful if, given infinitely many marbles in each of n colours C₁,C₂,…,C_(n), it is possible to place m of them around a circle so that in any group of n+1 consecutive marbles there is at least one marble of colour C_(i) for each i=1,…,n.

Prove that there are only finitely many positive integers which are not n-colourful. Find the largest among them.

Original LaTeX notation

Let $n \geqslant 3$ be an integer. An integer $m \geqslant n+1$ is called $n$-colourful if, given infinitely many marbles in each of $n$ colours $C_{1}, C_{2}, \ldots, C_{n}$, it is possible to place $m$ of them around a circle so that in any group of $n+1$ consecutive marbles there is at least one marble of colour $C_{i}$ for each $i=1, \ldots, n$.

Prove that there are only finitely many positive integers which are not $n$-colourful. Find the largest among them.

question type

Open-ended

subject

Math

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upstream_id / Original problem ID: 1782
task_id: 8082a1f1-0d87-5800-9de9-2f73261b05d4
task_key: OE~5fTO~5fmaths~5fen~5fCOMP--train--1782
task_revision_id: 1
config / split: OE_TO_maths_en_COMP / train

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