Problem #PRU-32828

Problems Algebra and arithmetic Number theory. Divisibility Divisibility of a number. General properties Methods Pigeonhole principle Pigeonhole principle (other)

Problem

A professional tennis player plays at least one match each day for training purposes. However in order to ensure he does not over-exert himself he plays no more than 12 matches a week. Prove that it is possible to find a group of consecutive days during which the player plays a total of 20 matches.