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70
Definition: MANPROBLEM: the fact of one problem being looked at by one test taker and possibly be solved by him (her). let's state that all problems are seen by all test takers and have a chance of being solved by each test taker.
SOLVED MANPROBLEM: the fact of one problem being worked on by a test taker and actually being solved by this person.
Total number of manproblem : 100 * 5 = 500
Total solved manproblem: 81 + 91 + 85 + 79 +74 = 410
Passing mark: n = 3
Lemma of Homogeneity: the least number of passing test taker happens when all the passing persons get all the problems correct and all the failing ones get exactly n-1 problems correct.
Proof: trivial.
Accoring to the lemma, in the case of least persons passing, everyone get at least 2 problems correct, which represent 100 * 2 = 200 solved manproblems. the remaining 410 - 200 = 210 solved manproblems should be distributed to the passing persons by 3 solved manproblems each. so 210 / 3 = 70 is the least number of passing test taker.
finally, thanks to oldwolf for posting the question. |
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