At a wedding reception n guests have assembled into m groups to converse. (the groups are not necessarily equal sized.) The host is preparing m square cakes, each with an ornate ribbon adorning its perimeter, to serve to the m groups. No guest is allowed to have more than 25 cm2 of cake. Prove that no more than 20*sqrt(mn) cm of ribbon is needed to embellish the m cakes.
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At a wedding reception n guests have assembled into m groups to converse. (the groups are not necessarily equal sized.) The host is preparing m square cakes, each with an ornate ribbon adorning its perimeter, to serve to the m groups. No guest is allowed to have more than 25 cm2 of cake. Prove that no more than 20*sqrt(mn) cm of ribbon is needed to embellish the m cakes.
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