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There are 4 sheets in any n among 2000

Source: Chinese Mathematical Olympiad 2000 Problem 6

August 20, 2013
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Problem Statement

A test contains 55 multiple choice questions which have 44 options in each. Suppose each examinee chose one option for each question. There exists a number nn, such that for any nn sheets among 20002000 sheets of answer papers, there are 44 sheets of answer papers such that any two of them have at most 33 questions with the same answers. Find the minimum value of nn.