AIME 1985 Problem 8
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The sum of the following seven numbers is exactly 19: , , , , , , . It is desired to replace each by an integer approximation , , so that the sum of the 's is also 19 and so that , the maximum of the "errors" , the maximum absolute value of the difference, is as small as possible. For this minimum , what is ?
Dataset text AIME 1983 to 2026. Quoted with source.
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