2010 AMC 10B Problem 15


On a 5050 -question multiple choice math contest, students receive 44 points for a correct answer, 00 points for an answer left blank, and 1-1 point for an incorrect answer. Jesse’s total score on the contest was 9999 . What is the maximum number of questions that Jesse could have answered correctly?

(A) 25(B) 27(C) 29(D) 31(E) 33\textbf{(A)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 27 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 29 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 31 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 33


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Category: AMC 10B
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