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P8
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2021 Latvia Baltic Way TST
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(1)
Easy process problem
Source: Latvian TST for Baltic Way 2021 P8
9/25/2021
Initially on the blackboard eight zeros are written. In one step, it is allowed to choose numbers
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
a,b,c,d
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
, erase them and replace them with the numbers
a
+
1
a+1
a
+
1
,
b
+
2
b+2
b
+
2
,
c
+
3
c+3
c
+
3
,
d
+
3
d+3
d
+
3
. Determine: a) the minimum number of steps required to achieve
8
8
8
consecutive integers on the board b) whether it is possible to achieve that sum of the numbers is
2021
2021
2021
c) whether it is possible to achieve that product of the numbers is
2145
2145
2145
combinatorics
Process