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AHSME 1960 Problem 16

    In the numeration system with base 55, counting is as follows: 1,2,3,4,10,11,12,13,14,20,…1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20,\ldots. The number whose description in the decimal system is 6969, when described in the base 55 system, is a number with: (A) two consecutive digits(B) two non-consecutive digits(C) three consecutive digits(D) three non-consecutive digits(E) four digits\textbf{(A)}\ \text{two consecutive digits} \textbf{(B)}\ \text{two non-consecutive digits} \\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{three consecutive digits} \textbf{(D)}\ \text{three non-consecutive digits} \\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{four digits}

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