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AIME 1984 Problem 10

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Mary told John her score on the American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME), which was over 8080. From this, John was able to determine the number of problems Mary solved correctly. If Mary's score had been any lower, but still over 8080, John could not have determined this. What was Mary's score? (Recall that the AHSME consists of 3030 multiple choice problems and that one's score, ss, is computed by the formula s=30+4c−ws=30+4c-w, where cc is the number of correct answers and ww is the number of wrong answers. Students are not penalized for problems left unanswered.)

Dataset text AIME 1983 to 2026. Quoted with source.

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