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MathNet 2026 — Part 08 Question 133

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2026 — Part 08

Question 133

Alice and Bob play the following game on the whiteboard. First, Alice writes an odd number in binary on the board. Then, beginning with Bob, the players take turns modifying the number in one of two ways: subtracting $1$ from it (preserving the binary notation), or erasing its last digit. When the whiteboard is blank, the last player to have played wins. Which player has a winning strategy?