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2002 Gauss 7 Problem 19
Subesha wrote down Davina's phone number in her math binder. Later that day, while correcting her homework, Subesha accidentally erased the last two digits of the phone number, leaving 893-44_ _. Subesha tries to call Davina by dialing phone numbers starting with 893-44. What is the least number of phone calls that she has to make to be guaranteed to reach Davina's house?
\textbf{(A)}\ 100\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 90\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 10\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 1000\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 20
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