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counting and probability senior
Problem
A list of positive integers has a unique mode, which occurs exactly times. What is the least number of distinct values that can occur in the list?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
To minimize the number of distinct values, we want to maximize the number of times a number appears. So, we could have numbers appear times, number appear once, and the mode appear times, giving us a total of
Final answer
D