IMO 2019 Shortlist C2

You are given a set of n blocks, each weighing at least 1; their total weight is 2n. Prove that for every real number r ...

IMO 2019 Shortlist C2

Category: Combinatorics

Problem

You are given a set of n blocks, each weighing at least 1; their total weight is 2n. Prove that for every real number r with 0 ď r ď 2n ´ 2 you can choose a subset of the blocks whose total weight is at least r but at most r ` 2. (Thailand)