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2013 AMC 10AProblem 21P21-25~7 minPrint

A group of 1212 pirates agree to divide a treasure chest of gold coins among themselves as follows. The kthk^{\text{th}} pirate to take a share takes k12\frac{k}{12} of the coins that remain in the chest. The number of coins initially in the chest is the smallest number for which this arrangement will allow each pirate to receive a positive whole number of coins. How many coins does the 12th12^{\text{th}} pirate receive?

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