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Algebra Difficulty 4.0 AIME Find the answer South Africa

Jess is standing in a queue of people. She is 18th from the front and 35th from the back.
How many people are in the queue?

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Solution

There are 1717 people in front of Jess and 3434 behind her. Including herself this makes 17+1+34=5217 + 1 + 34 = 52 people.

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