Friday, December 21, 2018

Minmax and maxmin

Two hundred people of different heights are arranged in 10 rows and 20 columns. The shortest person in each column is identified, and the tallest of these is marked A. The tallest person in each row is identified, and the shortest of these is marked B. If A and B are different people, which is taller?

Source: Soviet Mathematical Olympiad

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