{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "Jo and Blair take turns counting from $1$ to one more than the last number said by the other person. Jo starts by saying \"$1$\", so Blair follows by saying \"$1, 2$\" . Jo then says \"$1, 2, 3$\" , and so on. What is the 53rd number said?\n\n$\\textbf{(A)}\\ 2\\qquad\\textbf{(B)}\\ 3\\qquad\\textbf{(C)}\\ 5\\qquad\\textbf{(D)}\\ 6\\qquad\\textbf{(E)}\\ 8$", "description_html": "<p>Jo and Blair take turns counting from  <span class=\"katex--inline\">1</span>  to one more than the last number said by the other person. Jo starts by saying &#8220; <span class=\"katex--inline\">1</span> &#8221;, so Blair follows by saying &#8220; <span class=\"katex--inline\">1, 2</span> &#8221; . Jo then says &#8220; <span class=\"katex--inline\">1, 2, 3</span> &#8221; , and so on. What is the 53rd number said?</p>\n<p> <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\textbf{(A)}\\ 2\\qquad\\textbf{(B)}\\ 3\\qquad\\textbf{(C)}\\ 5\\qquad\\textbf{(D)}\\ 6\\qquad\\textbf{(E)}\\ 8</span> </p>\n<hr><p>Full credit goes to <a href=\"https://maa.org/\">MAA</a> for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the <a href=\"https://artofproblemsolving.com/\">AOPS</a> website.</p>", "hints_md": "", "hints_html": "", "editorial_md": "", "editorial_html": "", "flag_hint": "", "point_value": 3, "problem_name": "2013 AMC 10B Problem 13", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/13_amc10B_p14", "prev": "/problem/13_amc10B_p12"}}