3n+1 flowers each next day, unless it is more than 40 ...
Source: Mathematics Regional Olympiad of Mexico West 2016 P1
September 7, 2022
algebra
Problem Statement
Indra has a bag for bringing flowers for her grandmother.
The first day she brings flowers. From the second day Indra tries to bring three times plus one with respect to the number of flowers of the previous day. However, if this number is greater or equal to , Indra substracts multiples of until the remainder is less than this number, since her bag cannot containt so many flowers. For which value of Indra will bring flowers the day ?