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15 (IMO, 1981) Let $1 \leq r \leq n$ and consider all subsets of $r$ elements of the set $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$. Each of these subsets has a smallest member. Let $F(n,r)$ denote the arithmetic mean of these smallest members; prove that $F(n,r) = (n+1)/(r+1)$.



Zvezdelina Stankova-Frenkel 2001-11-18