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21 September, 08:37

A computer is printing out subsets of a 3 element set (possibly including the empty set). (a) At least how many sets must be printed to be sure of having at least 4 identical subsets on the list?

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  1. 21 September, 09:39
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    25

    Explanation:

    There are 8 different subsets, so each can be printed 3 times without ever having 4 identical subsets on the list. One more subset than those 24 will ensure that the list has at least one instance of 4 identical subset.

    At least 25 sets must be printed.
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