Good sets of cards
Source: St Petersburg 2022 11.7
September 28, 2022
combinatoricsBaron Munchausen
Problem Statement
Given is a set of cards numbered , each number appears twice. The cards are put on a table with the face down. A set of cards is called good if no card appears twice. Baron Munchausen claims that he can specify sets of cards, of which at least one is sure to be good. What is the maximal for which the Baron's words could be true?