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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

In the following expressions, xx is non-zero. When one of these expressions is removed, the mean of the remaining four is 11x11x. Which expression is removed?

(A) 4x4x (B) 8x8x (C) 12x12x (D) 16x16x (E) 20x20x

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