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PutnamSuperchallengeIntegrals I: Feynman's Trick

Integrals I: Feynman's Trick · Superchallenge problem

One hundred people stand in a circle numbered 11 to 100100. Starting with person 11, every second person still standing is eliminated (so 2,4,6,…2, 4, 6, \ldots go first) until one remains. What is the number of the survivor?