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TOT 2000 Autumn AJ7 100 cards with integers 1 to 100, +, =

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May 10, 2020
combinatorics

Problem Statement

A student has 100100 cards on which the integers 11 to 100100 are printed, as well as a sufficiently large number of cards on which the symbols ++ and == are printed. What is the maximal number of correct equalities the student can construct, if each card is used at most once?
(R Zhenodarov)