AMC 12 2020b Problem 14
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Bela and Jenn play the following game on the closed interval of the real number line, where is a fixed integer greater than . They take turns playing, with Bela going first. At his first turn, Bela chooses any real number in the interval . Thereafter, the player whose turn it is chooses a real number that is more than one unit away from all numbers previously chosen by either player. A player unable to choose such a number loses. Using optimal strategy, which player will win the game?
\textbf{(A)} \text{ Bela will always win.} \textbf{(B)} \text{ Jenn will always win.} \textbf{(C)} \text{ Bela will win if and only if }n \text{ is odd.}\textbf{(D)} \text{ Jenn will win if and only if }n \text{ is odd.} \textbf{(E)} \text { Jenn will win if and only if } n>8.
Dataset text AMC 12 2000 to 2025. Quoted with source.
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