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MathNet 2023-part-06 — 191 problems (EN–VI) Question 153

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2023-part-06 — 191 problems (EN–VI)

Question 153

At the beginning Alice distributes $1000$ balls into $30$ boxes. After that Alice and Bob alternatively make moves, Alice begins. A person making move chooses a box and takes one ball from the chosen box. A person taking the very last ball from a box takes on that empty box. Find the maximal integer $k$ such that regardless of the strategy of Bob Alice can take at least $k$ boxes.