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UKMT Pink Kangaroo, 2020

Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The years $2020$ and $1717$ both consist of a repeated two-digit number. How many years after $2020$ will it be until the next year which has this property?

(A) $20$ (B) $101$ (C) $120$ (D) $121$ (E) $202$

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