Difference between revisions of "2013 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 13"

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Jo and Blair take turns counting from <math>1</math> to one more than the last number said by the other person. Jo starts by saying "<math>1</math>", so Blair follows by saying "<math>1, 2</math>" . Jo then says "<math>1, 2, 3" , and so on. What is the 53rd number said?
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Jo and Blair take turns counting from <math>1</math> to one more than the last number said by the other person. Jo starts by saying "<math>1</math>", so Blair follows by saying "<math>1, 2</math>" . Jo then says "<math>1, 2, 3</math>" , and so on. What is the 53rd number said?
  
</math> \textbf{(A)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 8 $
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<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 8 </math>

Revision as of 17:59, 21 February 2013

Jo and Blair take turns counting from $1$ to one more than the last number said by the other person. Jo starts by saying "$1$", so Blair follows by saying "$1, 2$" . Jo then says "$1, 2, 3$" , and so on. What is the 53rd number said?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 8$