ranking players from 1-50, ranges
Source: S&M 2002 2nd Grade P4
May 14, 2021
combinatorics
Problem Statement
Each of the coaches ranked the selected football players on the places from to . For each football player, the highest and lowest obtained ranks differ by at most . For each of the players, the sum of the ranks he obtained is computed, and the sums are denoted by . Find the largest possible value of .