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2000 HMMT RMT General #8

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March 8, 2024
algebra

Problem Statement

Bobo the clown was juggling his spherical cows again when he realized that when he drops a cow is related to how many cows he started off juggling. If he juggles 11, he drops it after 6464 seconds. When juggling 22, he drops one after 5555 seconds, and the other 5555 seconds later. In fact, he was able to create the following table:
https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/1/0/554a9bace83b4b3595c6012dfdb42409465829.png
He can only juggle up to 2222 cows. To juggle the cows the longest, what number of cows should he start off juggling? How long (in minutes) can he juggle for?