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MathNet 2022-part-06 — 196 problems (EN–VI) Question 18

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2022-part-06 — 196 problems (EN–VI)

Question 18

For positive integers $a, b$, and $c$ with $a \lt b \lt c$, consider collections of postage stamps in denominations $a, b$, and $c$ cents that contain at least one stamp of each denomination. If there exists such a collection that contains sub-collections worth every whole number of cents up to 1000 cents, let $f(a, b, c)$ be the minimum number of stamps in such a collection. Find the sum of the three least values of $c$ such that $f(a, b, c) = 97$ for some choice of $a$ and $b$.