The average of three distinct real numbers is 28. If the smallest number is increased by 7 and the largest number is reduced by 10, the order of the numbers remains unchanged, and the new arithmetic mean becomes 2 more than the middle number, while the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers becomes 64.Then, the largest number in the original set of three numbers is
Correct Answer: 70
We are given that average of three distinct integers is 28, that means the sum of these three integers is 28x3=84
Let us write $$x+y+z=84$$
x, y, z being the three distinct integers in ascending order.
If the smallest number is increased by 7 and the largest number is reduced by 10
$$(x+7)+(y)+(z-10)=81$$
New arithmetic mean will be $$\frac{81}{3}=27$$
And this is said to be 2 more than the middle number, meaning
$$27-2=y=25$$
$$x+z=59$$
We are given that difference between the largest and the smallest numbers becomes 64,
$$(z-10)-(x+7)=64$$
$$z-x=81$$
Adding the two equations we get, $$2z=140$$
$$z=70$$
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