1993 AHSME Problems/Problem 16
Problem
Consider the non-decreasing sequence of positive integers in which the positive integer appears times. The remainder when the term is divided by is
Solution
You want to find the largest integer x that satisfies . You then can find that value of x, which is . Therefore, the next value of the sequence is . has a remainder of .
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