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<p>If the average (arithmetic mean) of 3 distinct positive integers is 4, which of the following is the greatest possible value for one of those integers?</p>

<p>A - 5
B - 6
C - 9
D - 11
E - 12</p>

<p>Answer - C</p>

<p>when it says "distinct," does that mean that the # is a whole number? Otherwise D - 11 would work if it were .5, .5 and 11</p>

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<p>distinct means different. C is the answer because the integers would be 1, 2, and 9, averaging out to 4. Integers are whole numbers, not decimals.</p>

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<p>Ohhhh okay, just didn’t know what “distinct” meant. thanks. </p>

<p>Jeez I didn’t even see the world “integers” in the problem. =P gotta read more carefully.</p>