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Algebra.Com's Answer #776326 by ikleyn(52777) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "All questions of this kind assume that you are able to read the thoughts \r\n" );
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document.write( "Surely, they are not Math problems.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Reading thoughts inside the head of other people in not Math . . . \r\n" );
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document.write( "This time, fortunately, I can read these thoughts (because I know the answer for advance . . . )\r\n" );
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document.write( "The key is to approach a mirror to the upper line of these numbers and to read the reflected numbers in the mirror.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you will clearly see the row of numbers 91, 90, 89, 88, X, 86.\r\n" );
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document.write( "At this point, you may conclude that X = 87 is the number of the parking spot.\r\n" );
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