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Choir Group Selection Modulo 4

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AMC 12A · 2021 · Problem 15

A choir director must select a group of singers from among his $6$ tenors and $8$ basses. The only requirements are that the difference between the numbers of tenors and basses must be a multiple of $4$, and the group must have at least one singer. Let $N$ be the number of different groups that could be selected. What is the remainder when $N$ is divided by $100$?

Answer choices

A
47
B
48
C
83
D
95
E
96
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