A bookshelf holds 50 books in a specific order. If you pull out the 17th book from the left and place it at the exact center of the shelf, what position is it in from the left now?
25
The exact center of a 50-book shelf is between the 25th and 26th positions. Placing it in the center makes it the 25th book.
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