Problem
1991 AIME Problem 3
Expanding (1+0.2)^{1000}_{} by the binomial theorem and doing no further manipulation gives
{1000 \choose 0}(0.2)^0+{1000 \choose 1}(0.2)^1+{1000 \choose 2}(0.2)^2+\cdots+{1000 \choose 1000}(0.2)^{1000}
= A_0 + A_1 + A_2 + \cdots + A_{1000},
where A_k = {1000 \choose k}(0.2)^k for k = 0,1,2,\ldots,1000. For which k_{}^{} is A_k^{} the largest?
Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034
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