SOLUTION: If the average (arithmetic mean)of three different positive integers is 60, what is the greatest possible value of one of the integers?

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Question 276506: If the average (arithmetic mean)of three different positive integers is 60, what is the greatest possible value of one of the integers?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let A,B,and C be the integers.
Since they are positive, then the minimum A could be is,
A=1
Since they are different, then the minimum B could be is,
B=2
Then from the average,
%28A%2BB%2BC%29%2F3=60 or
A%2BB%2BC=180
Substituting,
1%2B2%2BC=180
C=177
The greatest value for one of the integers would be 177.