Rajita has unique way of attempting the question paper having 50 questions. She starts from question 1 and attempts all questions which are in A.P. with a common difference of 3 in the forward direction and 3 in reverse direction. If she reaches a stage when she cannot attempt any more question, she starts in the reverse direction with the first unanswered question. She repeats the same process and when she reaches a stage when she can not process any further, she reverses her direction again starting with the first unanswered question.
Which is the 20th question Rajita answers?
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First round answers (17 questions):
1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22,25,28,31,34,37,40,43,46,49 β 17 numbers
The 18th, 19th, 20th answers come from the second round (reverse):
2nd round sequence:
50 (18th),
47 (19th),
44 (20th)
So the 20th answer = 44