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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2015

Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The sum of 10 distinct positive integers is $100$ . What is the largest possible value of any of the 10 integers?

(A) $55$ (B) $56$ (C) $60$ (D) $65$ (E) $91$

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