1991 AIME Problems/Problem 13
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Problem
A drawer contains a mixture of red socks and blue socks, at most 1991 in all. It so happens that, when two socks are selected randomly without replacement, there is a probability of exactly 
that both are red or both are blue. What is the largest possible number of red socks in the drawer that is consistent with this data?
Solution
Let 
and 
denote the number of red and blue socks, respectively. Also, let 
.
See also
| 1991 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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