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GSM8K test #887 · Combinatorics · Permutations & combinations

A singer has 50 microphones that he wants to arrange in pairs…

A singer has 50 microphones that he wants to arrange in pairs on a stage. While making the arrangement, he realizes that 20% of the microphones won't find any space to fit in after arranging the rest in pairs. How many pairs of microphones was he able to arrange on the stage?

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GSM8K — Grade School Math 8K (Cobbe et al., OpenAI, 2021) · test #887

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