{"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 $53^{\\text{rd}}$ number said?\n\n$\\textbf{(A)}\\ 2 \\qquad \\textbf{(B)}\\ 3 \\qquad \\textbf{(C)}\\ 5 \\qquad \\textbf{(D)}\\ 6 \\qquad \\textbf{(E)}\\ 8$\n___\nFull credit goes to [MAA](https://maa.org/) for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the [AOPS](https://artofproblemsolving.com/) website.", "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  <span class=\"katex--inline\">&#34;1&#34;</span> , so Blair follows by saying  <span class=\"katex--inline\">&#34;1, 2&#34;</span> . Jo then says  <span class=\"katex--inline\">&#34;1, 2, 3&#34;</span> , and so on. What is the  <span class=\"katex--inline\">53^{\\text{rd}}</span>  number said?</p>&#10;<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>&#10;<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": 2, "problem_name": "2013 AMC 12B Problem 7", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/13_amc12B_p08", "prev": "/problem/13_amc12B_p06"}}