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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2000

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

A set of five different positive integers has an average (arithmetic mean) of $11$ . What is the largest possible number in this set?

(A) $45$ (B) $40$ (C) $35$ (D) $44$ (E) $46$

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