2013 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 4

Problem

When counting from $3$ to $201$ , $53$ is the $51^\mathrm{st}$ number counted. When counting backwards from $201$ to $3$ , $53$ is the $n^\mathrm{th}$ number counted. What is $n$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 146\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 147\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 148\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 149\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 150$

Solution

--Mcr23 16:16, 21 February 2013 (EST)

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2013 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 4

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