In an election, there are a total of $12$ candidates. An election committee has $6$ members voting. It is known that at most two candidates voted by any two committee members are the same. Find the maximum number of committee members.
Source: China Northern MO 2014 p4 CNMO
Tags: combinatorics
In an election, there are a total of $12$ candidates. An election committee has $6$ members voting. It is known that at most two candidates voted by any two committee members are the same. Find the maximum number of committee members.