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2004 AMC 10AProblem 8P1-10~4 minPrint

A game is played with tokens according to the following rule. In each round, the player with the most tokens gives one token to each of the other players and also places one token in the discard pile. The game ends when some player runs out of tokens. Players AA , BB , and CC start with 1515 , 1414 , and 1313 tokens, respectively. How many rounds will there be in the game?

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Problem © Mathematical Association of America (MAA), American Mathematics Competitions. Reproduced for non-commercial educational use. Solution and commentary are original to this site. Also appeared as 2004 12A #7.