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Grade 5SuperchallengeThe Coordinate Plane

The Coordinate Plane · Superchallenge problem

A robot starts at (0,0)(0, 0) and follows one rule on every step: if its xx-coordinate is less than or equal to its yy-coordinate, it moves 11 unit right; otherwise it moves 22 units up. After how many steps does its xx-coordinate first equal 5050?