Abstract: | For a finite non cyclic group G, let γ(G) be the smallest integer k such that G contains k proper subgroups H 1, . . . , H k with the property that every element of G is contained in \({H_i^g}\) for some \({i \in \{1,\dots,k\}}\) and \({g \in G.}\) We prove that for every n ≥ 2, there exists a finite solvable group G with γ(G) = n. |