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AUSTRIAN-POLISH 2003 Problem 10

    What is the smallest number of 5×15\times 1 tiles which must be placed on a 31×531\times 5 rectangle (each covering exactly 55 unit squares) so that no further tiles can be placed? How many different ways are there of placing the minimal number (so that further tiles are blocked)? What are the answers for a 52×552\times 5 rectangle?

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