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MathNet 2023-part-05 — 191 problems (EN–VI) Question 133

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2023-part-05 — 191 problems (EN–VI)

Question 133

There are $100$ doors labeled with numbers $1, 2, \ldots, 100$. You have $100$ keys labeled with numbers. Each key corresponds to exactly one door. If the key $i$ corresponds to the door $j$, then $|i - j| \le 1$. At each turn, you may pick doors with numbers $i$ and $j$ and check whether the key $i$ corresponds to the door $j$. Can you find which key corresponds to which door in

a) $99$ turns?

b) $75$ turns?

c) $74$ turns?