ISL 2021 C5
Let and be two integers with . There are students standing in a circle. Each student has neighbours - namely, the students closest to on the right, and the students closest to on the left. Suppose that of the students are girls, and the other are boys. Prove that there is a girl with at least girls among her neighbours.
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Official text: IMO 2021 Shortlist booklet, page 6.
Solutions
Official solution Solution 1 by the IMO Problem Selection Committee
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