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BALKAN-SL 2020 N2

    A number of NN children are at a party and they sit in a circle to play a game of Pass and Parcel. Because the host has no other form of entertainment, the parcel has infinitely many layers. On turn ii , starting with i=1i=1 , the following two things happen in order:(1)(1) The parcel is passed i2i^2 positions clockwise; and**(2)(2)** The child currently holding the parcel unwraps a layer and claims the prize inside. For what values of NN will every chidren receive a prize?

    Patrick WinterUnited KingdomPatrick \ Winter United \ Kingdom

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