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Problem 20 (2005 AMC 8)

AMC 8Easy

From module Arithmetic and Number Theory Basics

Problem

Alice and Bob play a game involving a circle whose circumference is divided by 1212 equally-spaced points. The points are numbered clockwise, from 11 to 1212. Both start on point 1212. Alice moves clockwise and Bob, counterclockwise. In a turn of the game, Alice moves 55 points clockwise and Bob moves 99 points counterclockwise. The game ends when they stop on the same point. How many turns will this take?

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