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Codeforces Round 996 (Div. 2)
By innocentkitten, 29 hours ago, In English

Hello, Codeforces!

I'm pleased to invite you to open up the new year with Codeforces Round 996 (Div. 2) on Jan/12/2025 17:35 (Moscow time)! You will assist Florida Man through his whimsical adventures with $$$6$$$ tasks in the span of $$$2$$$ hours. The score distribution is as follows:

$$$\ \ \ \,$$$ $$$\ \ \ \,$$$ $$$\ \ \ \,$$$ $$$\quad\,$$$ $$$\quad\ $$$ $$$\ \ \ $$$

$$$500-1000-1500-2250-3000-3500.$$$

The problems were written and prepared by me, innocentkitten. However, this round would not have been possible without:

We hope you find that the problems are interesting, and that you earn your desired rating gains! or losses, if you somehow want that

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18 hours ago, # |
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By the way, I'm one of the organizers for the upcoming MIT Informatics Tournament! If you're interested, check out https://mitit.org/ and https://mirror.codeforces.com/blog/entry/137822.

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17 hours ago, # |
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hope to reach 1500+)

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17 hours ago, # |
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Looking forward to a very galactic contest!

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17 hours ago, # |
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As a tester, there are atleast 6 exciting problems to solve.

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17 hours ago, # |
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sounds like an interesting theme, can't wait to participate

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    17 hours ago, # ^ |
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    Also here is a game I learned at a Summer camp: google Florida Man along with your birth date to see what type of Florida Man you are.

    for example, this is my Florida Man
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17 hours ago, # |
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What is the point of giving 3000+ rated problem in div 2

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    17 hours ago, # ^ |
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    I think that's the score of the problem not the rating (if you read carefully)

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13 hours ago, # |
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As a tester, wow its the first time I have seen an announcement with centered score distribution

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4 hours ago, # |
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Nice art, hoping to bounce back to CM!

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3 hours ago, # |
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As a beginner[I can only solve questions with a rating up to 1000], should I join the contest? "

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3 hours ago, # |
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as a participant, i will try to climb mountains of problem C

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