A sequence of positive integers starts with one 1, followed by two 2s, three 3s, and so on. (Each positive integer n occurs n times.) How many of the first 105 numbers in this sequence are divisible by 3?

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A sequence of positive integers starts with one 1, followed by two 2s, three 3s, and so
on. (Each positive integer n occurs n times.) How many of the first 105 numbers in this
sequence are divisible by 3?
Transcribed Image Text:A sequence of positive integers starts with one 1, followed by two 2s, three 3s, and so on. (Each positive integer n occurs n times.) How many of the first 105 numbers in this sequence are divisible by 3?
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