Colorful Street 2
There are 15 houses along the street, colored red, blue, and green. There is at least one house of each color.
Between any two blue houses there is a red house. Between any two green houses there is a blue house.
What is the largest possible number of green houses?
Note: The street is straight, and all houses are located on one side of the street.
Difficulty level (1 very easy - 10 very hard): 1
Topics:
Combinatorics
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Pigeonhole Principle
Proof and Example
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Constructing an Example / Counterexample
Combinatorics
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Case Analysis / Checking Cases
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Processes / Procedures
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