Problem
2022 AIME I Problem 12
For any finite set X, let |X| denote the number of elements in X. Define S_n = \sum |A \cap B|, where the sum is taken over all ordered pairs (A,B) such that A and B are subsets of \{1,2,3,\ldots,n\} with |A|=|B|. For example, S_2 = 4 because the sum is taken over the pairs of subsets (A,B) \in \left\{(\emptyset,\emptyset),(\{1\},\{1\}),(\{1\},\{2\}),(\{2\},\{1\}),(\{2\},\{2\}),(\{1,2\},\{1,2\})\right\}, giving S_2 = 0+1+0+0+1+2=4. Let \frac{S_{2022}}{S_{2021}} = \frac{p}{q}, where p and q are relatively prime positive integers. Find the remainder when p+q is divided by 1000.
Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034
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