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Under the new AMC <math>10, 12</math> scoring method, <math>6</math> points are given for each correct answer, <math>2.5</math> points are given for each unanswered question, and no points are given for an incorrect answer. Some of the possible scores between <math>0</math> and <math>150</math> can be obtained in only one way, for example, a score of <math>104.5</math> can be obtained with <math>17</math> correct answers, <math>1</math> unanswered question, and <math>7</math> incorrect answers, and also with <math>12</math> correct answers and <math>13</math> unanswered questions. There are scores that can be obtained in exactly three ways. What is their sum?
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Under the new AMC <math>10, 12</math> scoring method, <math>6</math> poitns are given for each correct answer, <math>2.5</math> points are given for each unanswered question, and no points are given for an incorrect answer. Some of the possible scores between <math>0</math> and <math>150</math> can be obtained in only one way, for example, the only way to obtain a score of <math>146.5</math> is to have <math>24</math> correct answers and one unanswered question. Some scores can be obtained in exactly two ways, for example, a score of <math>104.5</math> can be obtained with <math>17</math> correct answers, <math>1</math> unanswered question, and <math>7</math> incorrect, and also with <math>12</math> correct answers and <math>13</math> unanswered questions. There are (three) scores that can be obtained in exactly three ways. What is their sum?
  
 
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Problem

Under the new AMC $10, 12$ scoring method, $6$ poitns are given for each correct answer, $2.5$ points are given for each unanswered question, and no points are given for an incorrect answer. Some of the possible scores between $0$ and $150$ can be obtained in only one way, for example, the only way to obtain a score of $146.5$ is to have $24$ correct answers and one unanswered question. Some scores can be obtained in exactly two ways, for example, a score of $104.5$ can be obtained with $17$ correct answers, $1$ unanswered question, and $7$ incorrect, and also with $12$ correct answers and $13$ unanswered questions. There are (three) scores that can be obtained in exactly three ways. What is their sum?

$\text{(A) }175 \qquad \text{(B) }179.5 \qquad \text{(C) }182 \qquad \text{(D) }188.5 \qquad \text{(E) }201$

Solution

$\boxed {\text{(D) }188.5}$

See also

2002 AMC 12P (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 21
Followed by
Problem 23
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