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2004 AMC 10A Problem 8

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2004 AMC 10A Problem 8AMC 10 Step by Step

Name: Date: September 13, 2026

Games & Processes · difficulty 2 of 5 · about 4 min · position P1-10

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 $A$ , $B$ , and $C$ start with $15$ , $14$ , and $13$ tokens, respectively. How many rounds will there be in the game?

A)
$36$
B)
$37$
C)
$38$
D)
$39$
E)
$40$

2004 AMC 10A Problem 8

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