Call a permutation of the integers $(1,2,\ldots,n)$ $d$-ordered if it does not contains a decreasing subsequence of length $d$. Prove that for every $d=2,3,\ldots,n$, the number of $d$-ordered permutations of $(1,2,\ldots,n)$ is at most $(d-1)^{2n}$.
Problem
Source: XVIII OlimpĂada Matemática Rioplatense (2009)
Tags: combinatorics unsolved, combinatorics