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\problemdef{Combinatorics}{1}{
\statement{
A real estate investor asked a developer to paint 2017 houses so that at least 1000 are green and 1000 are red. What is the maximum number of colors the developer can use?
}
\answer{19}
}
\problemdef{Combinatorics}{2}{
\statement{
How many ways are there to cut one $3 \times 5$ rectangle into five $1 \times 3$ rectangles?
}
\answer{4}
}
\problemdef{Combinatorics}{3}{
\statement{
How many different integral solutions $(x, y, z)$ are there to $x+y+z = 20$?
}
\answer{$C_{19}^2$}
}
\problemdef{Combinatorics}{4}{
\statement{
Consider an uncolored $8 \times 8$ board. How many ways are there to paint the squares black or white so that we end up with exactly 31 black squares, none of which share an edge?
}
\answer{68}
}
\problemdef{Combinatorics}{5}{
\statement{
Let $A$ be the set of four-digit integers in which the first digit is equal to the sum of the other three. \par
Let $B$ be the set of four-digit integers in which the last digit is equal to the sum of the other three. \par
Which set is larger, and by how many elements?
}
\answer{$A$, by 54.}
}