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In a bag we have 17 balls numbered by 5 + k • 125, k = 0, ..., 16, i.e. by 5,130, 255, 380, 505,.. 1755, 1880, 2005. If we select several balls at random, what is the smallest n of balls needed to guarantee that the selection contains at least one pair of balls that add up to 2010?

O A. 7 O B. 8 O C. 10 O D. 11 O E. 17

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