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The average of five distinct integers is 110 and the smallest number among them is 100. The maximum possible value of the largest integer is

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The average of five distinct integers is 110 and the smallest number among them is 100. The maximum possible value of the largest integer is
  1. 140
  2. 143
  3. 144
  4. 150

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Correct answer: C - 144

The largest integer can be 144144. The five integers sum to 550550, so maximize the largest by using the smallest possible four distinct values, 100,101,102,103100,101,102,103, which sum to 406406. Taking all four smaller values to be 100100 gives 150150 but violates distinctness.

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