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read left-to-right and right-to-left

Source: All-Russian Olympiad 1996, Grade 11, First Day, Problem 1

April 19, 2013
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Problem Statement

Can the number obtained by writing the numbers from 1 to nn in order (n>1n > 1) be the same when read left-to-right and right-to-left?
N. Agakhanov