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3-element subsets
Source: Malaysia IMONST 1 P19
9/19/2020
A set
S
S
S
has
7
7
7
elements. Several
3
3
3
-elements subsets of
S
S
S
are listed, such that any
2
2
2
listed subsets have exactly
1
1
1
common element. What is the maximum number of subsets that can be listed?
combinatorics
Subsets