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In every group of 9 randomly chosen crayons from Jamie’s drawer, some 3 will have the same colour. Show that if Jamie chooses 25 crayons at random, some 7 will have the same colour.

Suppose n2 cricket teams play in a tournament. If no two teams play each other more than once, prove that some two teams have to play the same number of games.

An ice cream machine distributes ice cream randomly. There are 5 flavours in the machine and you would like to have any one available flavour at least 3 times. How many total samples do you need to obtain to ensure that?

Prove that among 11 different infinite decimal fractions, you can choose two fractions which coincide in an infinite number of digits.

A convex polygon on the plane contains at least m2+1 points with integer coordinates. Prove that it contains m+1 points with integers coordinates that lie on the same line.

Suppose a football team scores at least one goal in each of the 20 consecutive games. If it scores a total of 30 goals in those 20 games, prove that in some sequence of consecutive games it scores exactly 9 goals total.

The prime factorization of the number b is 2×52×7×132×17. The prime factorization of the number c is 22×5×72×13. Is the first number divisible by the second one? Is the product of these two numbers, b×c, divisible by 49000?

Determine all prime numbers p such that 5p+1 is also prime.

On the diagram below AD is the bisector of the triangle ABC. The point E lies on the side AB, with AE=ED. Prove that the lines AC and DE are parallel.
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On the diagram below the line BD is the bisector of the angle ABC in the triangle ABC. A line through the vertex C parallel to the line BD intersects the continuation of the side AB at the point E. Find the angles of the triangle BCE triangle if ABC=110.
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