There are different positive integers written on the board. Their (arithmetic) mean is a decimal number, with the decimal part exactly . What is the least possible value of the mean? (Patrik Bak)
Czech and Slovak Mathematical Olympiad
Solution
Let be the sum, the number and the integer part of the mean of the numbers on the board. Then we can write
which gives
Numbers and are coprime, thus . Therefore .
The numbers on the board are different, that is
The integer is thus at least and the value of the mean at least .
This value can be attained by numbers and . We get
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