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2010 AMC 10B Problem 15
On a 50-question multiple choice math contest, students receive 4 points for a correct answer, 0 points for an answer left blank, and -1 point for an incorrect answer. Jesse’s total score on the contest was 99. What is the maximum number of questions that Jesse could have answered correctly?
\textbf{(A)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 27 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 29 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 31 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 33
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