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Lisa's Scores

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January 15, 2009

Problem Statement

At the beginning of the school year, Lisa’s goal was to earn an A on at least 80% 80\% of her 50 50 quizzes for the year. She earned an A on 22 22 of the first 30 30 quizzes. If she is to achieve her goal, on at most how many of the remaining quizzes can she earn a grade lower than an A?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 1<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 2<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 3<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 4<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 5 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 1 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 2 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 3 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 4 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 5