HELPPP PLEASE! :(

The sum of nine positive integers is 30. If some of these integers are equal to each other, what is the greatest possible value of these integers?

A) 8
B) 10
C) 14
D) 16
E) 28

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HELPPP PLEASE! :(

The sum of nine positive integers is 30. If some of these integers are equal to each other, what is the greatest possible value of these integers? 

A) 8
B) 10
C) 14
D) 16
E) 28

jdoe0001 · Answer

how many integers of 1 can you use in those 9 integers and still have 30?

anonymous · Answer

it doesnt tell me that :(

jdoe0001 · Answer

ok, I'll put it this way, in a sequence of 9 numbers to sum up to 30, how many of them can ONLY be 1 in value?

jdoe0001 · Answer

how many can you afford to have them be just 1?  as opposed to 3 or 5 or so

anonymous · Answer

i know thats the problem, the question doesnt state that! the answer is supposed to be 14

anonymous · Answer

but i dont know how, cause i have the same question as you