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2015 Fermat Problem 15
A music test included 50 multiple choice questions. Zoltan's score was calculated by
- adding 4 points for each correct answer, - subtracting 1 point for each incorrect answer, and - adding 0 points for each unanswered question.
Zoltan answered 45 of the 50 questions and his score was 135 points. The number of questions that Zoltan answered *incorrectly* is
\textbf{(A)}\ 9\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 15\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 41\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 40\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 5
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