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SEAMO 2019 — Paper E — Grade 9–10 Question 23

SEAMO · SEAMO 2019 — Paper E — Grade 9–10

Question 23

Shawn starts with a positive integer $n$. Repeatedly subtract the largest perfect square not exceeding the current number until reaching $0$. For example, $60\to11\to2\to1\to0$. Let $N$ be the smallest starting value whose sequence contains eight numbers, counting the start and $0$. Find the sum of the digits of $N$.