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Group of kids forms bipartite graph

Source: 2023 Junior Macedonian Mathematical Olympiad P1

June 10, 2023
graph theorycombinatorics

Problem Statement

In a group of kids there are 20222022 boys and 20232023 girls. Every girl is a friend with exactly 20212021 boys. Friendship is a symmetric relation: if A is a friend of B, then B is also a friend of A. Prove that it is not possible that all boys have the same number of girl friends.
Proposed by the JMMO Problem Selection Committee