A number line has 40 consecutive integers marked on it. If the smallest of these integers is -11 , what is the largest?
(A) 29
(B) 30
(C) 28
(D) 51
(E) 50
A number line has 40 consecutive integers marked on it. If the smallest of these integers is -11 , what is the largest?
(A) 29
(B) 30
(C) 28
(D) 51
(E) 50

## Solution

We note, first of all, that 0 is an integer. This means from -11 to 0 , including 0 , that there are 12 integers. The remaining 28 mark from 1 to 28 on the number line. The largest integer is 28.

ANSwER: (C)