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HMMT 2008 U25

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Alice and the Cheshire Cat play a game. At each step, Alice either (1) gives the cat a penny, which causes the cat to change the number of (magic) beans that Alice has from nn to 5n5 n or (2) gives the cat a nickel, which causes the cat to give Alice another bean. Alice wins (and the cat disappears) as soon as the number of beans Alice has is greater than 2008 and has last two digits 42 . What is the minimum number of cents Alice can spend to win the game, assuming she starts with 0 beans?

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