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2024 COMC C2

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November 4, 2024
Comc

Problem Statement

a) How many ways are there to pair up the elements of {1,2,,14}\{1,2,\dots,14\} into seven pairs so that each pair has sum at least 1515? b) How many ways are there to pair up the elements of {1,2,,14}\{1,2,\dots,14\} into seven pairs so that each pair has sum at least 1313? c) How many ways are there to pair up the elements of {1,2,,2024}\{1,2,\dots,2024\} into 10121012 pairs so that each pair has sum at least 20012001?