Erdős Problem #881 — Let A⊂NA\subset\mathbb{N} be an additive basis of order kk which is minimal, in the sense that if B⊂AB\subset A is any infinite set then A\BA\backslash B is not a basis of order kk.

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Let A⊂NA\subset\mathbb{N} be an additive basis of order kk which is minimal, in the sense that if B⊂AB\subset A is any infinite set then A\BA\backslash B is not a basis of order kk. Must there exist an infinite B⊂AB\subset A such that A\BA\backslash B is a basis of order k+1k+1?

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