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2022 AMC 10B Problem 24

Consider functions f that satisfy |f(x)-f(y)|\leq \frac{1}{2}|x-y| for all real numbers x and y. Of all such functions that also satisfy the equation f(300) = f(900), what is the greatest possible value of f(f(800))-f(f(400))? \textbf{(A)}\ 25 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 50 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 100 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 150 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 200


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