SOLUTION: The average of three unequal positive whole numbers is 10. what's the largest possible value that any of those numbers can have? a. 30 b. 29 c. 28 d. 27 e. none of above

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Question 1024420: The average of three unequal positive whole numbers is 10. what's the largest possible value that any of those numbers can have?
a. 30
b. 29
c. 28
d. 27
e. none of above

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The average of three unequal positive whole numbers is 10. What's the largest possible value that any of those numbers can have?
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The sum of the three numbers must be 30 so that the average can be 10.
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Set with maximum element {1,2,30-3=27]
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a. 30
b. 29
c. 28
d. 27
e. none of above
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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