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Grade 6SuperchallengeAbsolute Value

Absolute Value · Superchallenge problem

A list of numbers starts with 00. To get each new number, subtract the step number from the previous number and take the absolute value: the 22nd number is ∣0−1∣=1|0-1|=1, the 33rd is ∣1−2∣=1|1-2|=1, the 44th is ∣1−3∣=2|1-3|=2, and in general the next number is ∣previous number−k∣|\text{previous number}-k| for k=1,2,3,…k=1,2,3,\ldots What is the 101101st number in the list?