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Consecutive numeral block hunting
Source: 2023 Turkey MO 2nd Round P3
12/21/2023
Let a
9
9
9
-digit number be balanced if it has all numerals
1
1
1
to
9
9
9
. Let
S
S
S
be the sequence of the numerals which is constructed by writing all balanced numbers in increasing order consecutively. Find the least possible value of
k
k
k
such that any two subsequences of
S
S
S
which has consecutive
k
k
k
numerals are different from each other.
combinatorics