Problem

Source: 1999 Estonia National Olympiad Final Round grade 12 p5

Tags: circle, numbers, consecutive, Sum, number theory, combinatorics



The numbers $0, 1, 2, . . . , 9$ are written (in some order) on the circumference. Prove that a) there are three consecutive numbers with the sum being at least $15$, b) it is not necessarily the case that there exist three consecutive numbers with the sum more than $15$.