The FIFA World Cup
Source: 2002 National High School Mathematics League, Exam Two, Problem 3
March 16, 2020
Problem Statement
Before the FIFA world cup, the football coach of F country want to test seven players . He asks them to join in three training matches (90 minutes each), and everyone must appear in each match at least once. Suppose that at any moment during a match, one and only one of them enters the field, and the total time (measured in minutes) on the field for are multiples of and the total time for are multiples of . If the number of substitutions of players during each match is not limited, find the number of different cases.
Note: If and only if the total time of a certian player is different, then the case is considered different.