SOLUTION: Martin, Nicole, Steve, and Vlad are playing a game of pool with 15 balls, each numbered from 1 to 15. The goal of the game is to achieve the lowest score, where a player's score is

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Question 955583: Martin, Nicole, Steve, and Vlad are playing a game of pool with 15 balls, each numbered from 1 to 15. The goal of the game is to achieve the lowest score, where a player's score is the sum of the numbers on the first two pool balls he sinks. Once a ball has been sunk, it stays in the pocket until the end of the game. In this game, Nicole has a score of 4, Martin has a score of 8, and Vlad has a score of 13. If each player has sunk exactly two balls, what is the lowest score Steve could have?
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Nicole must have the 1 and 3, Martin must have the 2 and 6, Vlad has either 4 and 9 or 8 and 5, so the lowest score Steve could have would be the 11, with the 7 and 4. ANSWER: The lowest score Steve could have is 11.