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Consider a set of 11 numbers:
Value-I = Minimum value of the average of the numbers of the set when they are consecutive integers ≥ –5.
Value-II = Minimum value of the product of the numbers of the set when they are consecutive non-negative integers.
Which one of the following is correct?

Options

A

Value-I < Value-II

B

Value-II < Value-I

C

Value-I = Value-II

D

Cannot be determined due to insufficient data

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Correct Answer :

Option C

Value-I = Value-II

Solution :

The correct answer is Value-I = Value-II.

Let us evaluate each of the two given values step-by-step.

Step 1: Calculate Value-I
We are given a set of 11 consecutive integers. Let these 11 consecutive integers be represented as:
x,x+1,x+2,,x+10
where x-5.

The average of 11 consecutive integers is simply the middle (6th) term, which is:
Average=x+5
To find the minimum value of this average, we must take the smallest possible value for x, which is x=-5.

Substituting x=-5:
Value-I=-5+5=0

Step 2: Calculate Value-II
We are given a set of 11 consecutive non-negative integers (i.e., integers 0).
To minimize the product of these 11 consecutive non-negative integers, the smallest possible set starts at 0:
{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}

Since 0 is included in this set of numbers, the product of all 11 numbers in the set is:
Value-II=0×1×2××10=0

Step 3: Compare Value-I and Value-II
Comparing the two calculated values:
Value-I=0
Value-II=0
Therefore, Value-I=Value-II.

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