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Revision as of 16:58, 11 March 2021

Problem

Find the number of positive integers less than $1000$ that can be expressed as the difference of two integral powers of $2.$

Solution

$9+8+7+6+5+5+4+3+2+1=\boxed{50}$

See also

2021 AIME I (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 2
Followed by
Problem 4
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