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MathNet 2018-part-05 — 181 problems (EN–VI) Question 76

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2018-part-05 — 181 problems (EN–VI)

Question 76

Let $n \geq 2$ be a positive integer. A subset of positive integers $S$ is called comprehensive if for every integer $0 \leq x \lt n$, there is a subset of $S$ whose sum of elements has remainder $x$ when divided by $n$. Note that the empty set has sum $0$. Show that if a set $S$ is comprehensive then there is some (not necessarily proper) subset of $S$ with at most $n-1$ elements which is also comprehensive.