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Devilish Difference (Posted on 2005-08-22)

Suppose you select 501 numbers from 1 to 1000, inclusive. Show that if no two of the selected numbers differ by 334, then some two of the selected numbers differ by 666.

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(In reply to Solution by Federico Kereki)

You devil! Your solution is better than mine!

Posted by McWorter on 2005-08-23 15:19:39

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