Peter writes a positive integer on the whiteboard. Each minute Basil multiplies the last written number by 2 or by 3 and writes the product on the whiteboard too. Can Peter choose the starting integer such that, irrespective of Basil's strategy, at any given moment the number of integers on the whiteboard starting with 1 or 2 would exceed the number of the ones starting with 7, 8 or 9 ? Maxim Didin
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Source: 46th International Tournament of Towns, Senior A-Level P1, Fall 2024
Tags: combinatorics