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If the arithmetic mean of three positive integers is 8, what are the Updated on: 16 Dec 2018, 00:02
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If the arithmetic mean of three distinct positive integers is 8, what are the values of the integers?

(1) The largest integer is twice the smallest integer.
(2) One of the integer is 9.


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The official answer was A. But I think both statements are sufficient. I need help on this question.

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Is the answer is A?

Because it is not given that the three positive integer are distinct.
for statement :-1
Possibility:

5…9…10

6…6…12 so not sufficient.

St-2 not sufficient.

Combine:

only one set:

5...9....10.. Sufficient.
I think answer should be C.
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If the arithmetic mean of three positive integers is 8, what are the values of the integers?

(1) The largest integer is twice the smallest integer.
(2) One of the integer is 9.


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Given,
a+b+c=24

RTF: a=? b=? c=?

Option-1: Let us consider a=largest and c= smallest, then a=2c
So, a+b+c=2c+b+c=24
=> 3c+b=24

Now from here, as we don't know the value of b, we can't determine the value of b either. So not sufficient.

Option-2: One of the integer is 9.
So it can be either a, b or c. So not sufficient.

Option-1 + Option-2:
a=2c
Now, if a=9, then c will not be an integer => a cannot be 9
If c=9, then a=18 => a+c=27 (>24) => c cannot be 9 either
Hence, b can only take the value of 9

So, 2c+9+c=24 => 3c=15 => c =5
a=10, b=9, c=5....Sufficient.

Hence, IMO OA is wrong and ans should be C.
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If the arithmetic mean of three positive integers is 8, what are the values of the integers?

(1) The largest integer is twice the smallest integer.
(2) One of the integer is 9.


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The answer is A.
As the numbers are distinct and the average of all three is 8.

Let three numbers be a,b,c where c is largest and a is smallest.


Stmt 1: c=2a
Therefore, a+b+c=24
3a+b=24

Lets check with a=1, then c becomes 2 and b becomes 21.
Not correct as 'c' has to be largest

Try with a=2, 3,4 with all the cases b becomes largest.

Only a=5 is the case when c=10 and b=9.

Thus, Stmt 1 is sufficient.
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St 1: 3a+b = 24

check for a = 5, 6

for a= 5, b =9 , c =10

for a = 6, b = 8, c = 12

In both cases a is smallest and c is largest.

We need St. 2 to eliminate option 2.

Ans should be C.

Am I missing something here ?
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St 1: 3a+b = 24

check for a = 5, 6

for a= 5, b =9 , c =10

for a = 6, b = 8, c = 12

In both cases a is smallest and c is largest.

We need St. 2 to eliminate option 2.

Ans should be C.

Am I missing something here ?
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6+8+12 = 26 <> 24
You would need 6, 6, and 12. In that case the numbers are not distinct, so only 5, 9, and 10 is possible from S1.

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