2019 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 23
Problem
Travis has to babysit the terrible Thompson triplets. Knowing that they love big numbers, Travis devises a counting game for them. First Tadd will say the number 
, then Todd must say the next two numbers (
and 
), then Tucker must say the next three numbers (
, 
, 
), then Tadd must say the next four numbers (
, 
, 
, 
), and the process continues to rotate through the three children in order, each saying one more number than the previous child did, until the number 
is reached. What is the 
th number said by Tadd?
Solution
See Also
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