SOLUTION: 100 students are seated in a circular fashion and assigned roll nos. Every student with odd no. is removed and again the circle is formed. what will be the roll of 1 remaining st

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Question 550590: 100 students are seated in a circular fashion and assigned roll nos.
Every student with odd no. is removed and again the circle is formed.
what will be the roll of 1 remaining student in the end.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20065) About Me  (Show Source):
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You start by numbering them 1 through 100.
Then you remove the odd ones, leaving evens 2 through 100.
Then you renumber them 1 through 50.
Then you remove the odd ones, leaving evens 2 through 50.
Then you renumber them 1 through 25.
Then you remove the odd ones, leaving evens 2 through 24.
Then you renumber them 1 through 12.
Then you remove the odd ones, leaving evens 2 through 12.
Then you renumber them 1 through 6.
Then you remove the odd ones, leaving evens 2 through 6.
Then you renumber them 1 through 3.
Then you remove the odd ones, leaving the 2.

Answer: 2

Edwin