Prove that the number of US states with an odd number of neighbours is even.
Find the last digit of the number \(1 \times 2 + 2 \times 3 + \dots + 999 \times 1000\).
Is the number 12345678926 square?
Prove there are no integer solutions for the equation \(x^2 + 1990 = y^2\).
There are 100 notes of two types: \(a\) and \(b\) pounds, and \(a \neq b \pmod {101}\). Prove that you can select several bills so that the amount received (in pounds) is divisible by 101.
Solve the equation with natural numbers \(1 + x + x^2 + x^3 = 2y\).
In a room there are some chairs with 4 legs and some stools with 3 legs. When each chair and stool has one person sitting on it, then in the room there are a total of 39 legs. How many chairs and stools are there in the room?
Reception pupil Peter knows only the number 1. Prove that he can write a number divisible by 1989.
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.
A country is called a Fiver if, in it, each city is connected by airlines with exactly with five other cities (there are no international flights).
a) Draw a scheme of airlines for a country that is made up of 10 cities.
b) How many airlines are there in a country of 50 cities?
c) Can there be a Fiver country, in which there are exactly 46 airlines?