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10 closed intervals, each of length 1, are placed in the interval [0,4]

Source: 1987 Swedish Mathematical Competition p3

March 28, 2021
intervalcombinatorics

Problem Statement

Ten closed intervals, each of length 11, are placed in the interval [0,4][0,4]. Show that there is a point in the larger interval that belongs to at least four of the smaller intervals.