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In the following number arrangement, one of the two numbers that are next
to each other is put in the space above. Use the given rules so that 0
scissors, 2 paper, and 5 rock. Think of each pair of numbers that are
next to each other as playing rock-paper-scissors, and the winner is the
number that gets to put on top of those two numbers.
When the pair of numbers is 0 and 2, 0 wins; when it is 2 and 5, 2 wins;
and when it is 5 and 0, 5 wins.

5
50
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5025
50250

In this pattern, the 4 shapes are a repeating set. If is the 15th shape, then
15-4=11th, 11-4=7th, and 7-4=3rd shapes will all be the same. Since

is in the 3rd space, the first space will have .

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