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A set of five integers has unique mode 7, median 9, and arithmetic mean 11. What is the greatest possible value in the set?

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22

Explanation:

Since the mean of the set is 11, the sum of the integers in the set must be 11 * 5 = 55. The median must be the 3rd integer, therefore the 3rd integer is 9. Since 9 > 7 and there are only 2 integers less than the median, the 1st and 2nd integers must be 7 and 7 because 7 is the mode. This leaves the last two integers to have a sum of 55 - (9 + 7 + 7) = 32. In order for the last integer (the greatest one) to have the largest value, the fourth integer must be as small as possible. Therefore, the fourth integer is 10 (it can't be 9 because 7 is the only mode) which makes the answer 32 - 10 = 22.

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