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2024 AIME II Problem 6

Alice chooses a set A of positive integers. Then Bob lists all finite nonempty sets B of positive integers with the property that the maximum element of B belongs to A. Bob’s list has 2024 sets. Find the sum of the elements of A.

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034


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