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IMO 2014 — Complete Shortlist Question 23

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Question 23

Let $n \geqslant 2$ be an integer, and let $A_{n}$ be the set

$$
A_{n}=\left\{2^{n}-2^{k} \mid k \in \mathbb{Z}, 0 \leqslant k\lt n\right\} .
$$

Determine the largest positive integer that cannot be written as the sum of one or more (not necessarily distinct) elements of $A_{n}$.