2006 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 20
Problem
Six distinct positive integers are randomly chosen between and , inclusive. What is the probability that some pair of these integers has a difference that is a multiple of ?
Solution
For two numbers to have a difference that is a multiple of 5, the numbers must be congruent (their remainders after division by 5 must be the same).
are the possible values of numbers in . Since there are only 5 possible values in and we are picking numbers, by the Pigeonhole Principle, two of the numbers must be congruent .
Therefore the probability that some pair of the 6 integers has a difference that is a multiple of 5 is .
See also
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