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AIME 2004b Problem 5

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In order to complete a large job, 10001000 workers were hired, just enough to complete the job on schedule. All the workers stayed on the job while the first quarter of the work was done, so the first quarter of the work was completed on schedule. Then 100100 workers were laid off, so the second quarter of the work was completed behind schedule. Then an additional 100100 workers were laid off, so the third quarter of the work was completed still further behind schedule. Given that all workers work at the same rate, what is the minimum number of additional workers, beyond the 800800 workers still on the job at the end of the third quarter, that must be hired after three-quarters of the work has been completed so that the entire project can be completed on schedule or before?

Dataset text AIME 1983 to 2026. Quoted with source.

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