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ssidda01: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 15; Joined: Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:06 am; Thanked: 1 times

by ssidda01 » Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:57 am

If the average of three distinct positive integers is 32, what is the largest possible value of these three integers?

A. 95

B. 32

C. 33

D. 47

E. 93

OA is D. But Why?

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by vk_vinayak » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:19 am

I got the answer as E. Is there any other condition that you might have omitted?

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by ssidda01 » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:22 am

I did get the same answer. The question was copied as is from the source. Maybe the source isnt reliable. I thought i should ask around before i assume.

Source is https://www.4gmat.com/prep_courses/sampl ... tatistics/

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by adthedaddy » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:25 am

Ans has to be 93 (D) as minimizing the two variables' value to 1 & 2 we get
a+b+c=96
=> 1+2+c=96
=> c=93

Option (D)

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