2005 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 25
Problem
A subset of the set of integers from
to
, inclusive, has the property that no two elements of
sum to
. What is the maximum possible number of elements in
?
Solution
The question asks for the maximum possible number of elements. The integers from to
can be included because you cannot make
with integers from
to
without the other number being greater than
. The integers from
to
are left. They can be paired so the sum is
:
,
,
,
,
. That is
pairs, and at most one number from each pair can be included in the set. The total is
.
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