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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" . Jo then says "< | + | 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? |
| − | <math> \textbf{(A)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 8 | + | |
| + | </math> \textbf{(A)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 8 $ | ||
Revision as of 18:59, 21 February 2013
Jo and Blair take turns counting from 
to one more than the last number said by the other person. Jo starts by saying "", so Blair follows by saying "
" . Jo then says "
\textbf{(A)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 8 $
