Jim wrote a sequence of symbols a total of 50 times. How many more of one symbol than another did he write?
Solution
The sequence of symbols includes 5 of one symbol and 2 of another. This means that, each time the sequence is written, there are 3 more of one symbol written than the other. When the sequence is written 50 times, in total there are more of one symbol written than the other.
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