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The sum, product, and average (arithmetic mean) of three integers are equal. If two of the integers are and negative 5 , the third integer is

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The answer is D 5.

Explanation

You have three integers, , negative 5 , and , whose sum, product, and average are equal. Since is one of the numbers, the product is . So the sum and average are also equal to . Therefore, negative 5 + x + 0 = 0 , and x = 5 .