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Problem 23 (2015 AMC 8)

AMC 8Normal

From module Arithmetic and Number Theory Basics

Problem

Tom has 1212 slips of paper which he wants to put into 55 cups labeled A, B, C, D, E. He wants the sum of the numbers on the slips in each cup to be an integer. Furthermore, he wants the 55 integers to be consecutive and increasing from A to E. The numbers on the papers are 2,2,2,2.5,2.5,3,3,3,3,3.5,4,2, 2, 2, 2.5, 2.5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3.5, 4, and 4.54.5. If a slip with 22 goes into cup E and a slip with 33 goes into cup B, then the slip with 3.53.5 must go into what cup?

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