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GAIC Math 2024 Problem 23

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Consider the sequence {Sn}\{S_n\} constructed as follows: S1={1,1}S_1=\{1,1\}, S2={1,2,1}S_2=\{1,2,1\}, S3={1,3,2,3,1}S_3=\{1,3,2,3,1\}, and in general, if Sk={a1,a2,⋯ ,an}S_k=\{a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_n\}, then Sk+1={a1,a1+a2,a2,a2+a3,⋯ ,an−1+an,an}S_{k+1}=\{a_1,a_1+a_2,a_2,a_2+a_3,\cdots,a_{n-1}+a_n,a_n\}. What is the number of terms equal to 19881988 in S1988S_{1988}?

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