Let $S=\{1,2,3, \ldots, 40)$ and let $A$ be a subset of $S$ such that no two elements in $A$ have their sum divisible by 5 . What is the maximum number of elements possible in $A$ ?

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  • A

    $10$

  • B

    $13$

  • C

    $17$

  • D

    $20$

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