Let there be given triples of integers $(r_j,s_j,t_j),~j=1,2,\ldots,N$, such that for each $j$, $r_j,t_j,s_j$ are not all even. Show that one can find integers $a,b,c$ such that $ar_j+bs_j+ct_j$ is odd for at least $\frac{4N}7$ of the indices $j$.
Source: Croatia MO 2001 2nd Grade P3
Tags: number theory, combinatorics
Let there be given triples of integers $(r_j,s_j,t_j),~j=1,2,\ldots,N$, such that for each $j$, $r_j,t_j,s_j$ are not all even. Show that one can find integers $a,b,c$ such that $ar_j+bs_j+ct_j$ is odd for at least $\frac{4N}7$ of the indices $j$.