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AMC 12 2024b Problem 4

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Balls numbered 1,2,3,…1,2,3,\ldots are deposited in 55 bins, labeled A,B,C,D,A,B,C,D, and EE, using the following procedure. Ball 11 is deposited in bin AA, and balls 22 and 33 are deposited in BB. The next three balls are deposited in bin CC, the next 44 in bin DD, and so on, cycling back to bin AA after balls are deposited in bin EE. (For example, 22,23,…,2822,23,\ldots,28 are deposited in bin BB at step 7 of this process.) In which bin is ball 20242024 deposited?

(A) A(B) B(C) C(D) D(E) E\textbf{(A) }A \textbf{(B) }B \textbf{(C) }C \textbf{(D) }D \textbf{(E) }E

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