When a positive integer is fed into a machine, the output is a number calculated according to the rule shown in the above figure.
For example, starting with an input of , the machine will output . Then if the output is repeatedly inserted into the machine five more times, the final output is 26.
When the same 6-step process is applied to a different starting value of , the final output is 1.
What is the sum of all such integers ?
A. 73B. 74C. 75D. 82E. 83
A. 73
B. 74
C. 75
D. 82
E. 83

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1. 2020 AMC 8 官方解析
Working backwards from the number 1, as shown below, there are 4 possible starting values of : 1, 8, 10, and 64. The sum of these values is .
从结果1开始向后推算,起始值可能为:1,8,10和64 . 这些数字之和为.
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E. 83
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