Problem

Source: Turkey TST 2019 Day 1 P1

Tags: combinatorics



In each one of the given $2019$ boxes, there are $2019$ stones numbered as $1,2,...,2019$ with total mass of $1$ kilogram. In all situations satisfying these conditions, if one can pick stones from different boxes with different numbers, with total mass of at least 1 kilogram, in $k$ different ways, what is the maximal of $k$?