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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2026

Number theory Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The mean of a set of five different positive integers is 4. What is the largest integer that could be in the set?

(A) $10$ (B) $11$ (C) $12$ (D) $13$ (E) $15$

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