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AJHSME 1991 Problem 19

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June 24, 2011

Problem Statement

The average (arithmetic mean) of 1010 different positive whole numbers is 1010. The largest possible value of any of these numbers is
(A) 10(B) 50(C) 55(D) 90(E) 91\text{(A)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 50 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 55 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 90 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 91