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2022 B Individual #13

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April 30, 2022
2022 B Individual

Problem Statement

Sarah is leading a class of 3535 students. Initially, all students are standing. Each time Sarah waves her hands, a prime number of standing students sit down. If no one is left standing after Sarah waves her hands 33 times, what is the greatest possible number of students that could have been standing before her third wave? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>23<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>27<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>29<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>31<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>33<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>23\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>27\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>29\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>31\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>33