2019 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 23

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Problem

Solution

We can deduce that any valid sequence of length $n$ wil start with a 0 followed by either "10" or "110". Because of this, we can define a recursive function:

$f(n) = f(n-3) + f(n-2)$

This is because for any valid sequence of length $n$, you can remove either the last 2 numbers ("10) or the last three numbers ("110") and the sequence would still satisfy the given conditions.

Since f(5) = 1 and f(6) = 2, you build up until $f(19) = 65$

See Also

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Problem 22
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Problem 24
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