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2009 AIME II Question 4

AIME · 2009 AIME II

Question 4

A group of children held a grape-eating contest. When the contest was over, the winner had eaten $n$ grapes, and the child in $k$th place had eaten $n + 2 - 2k$ grapes. The total number of grapes eaten in the contest was $2009.$ Find the smallest possible value of $n.$