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Maximizing Variance with Fixed Mean and Mode

Combinatorics · UPMC Math Wizard 2020 1167
In a list of 5 positive integers, the mean and mode are 5. Find the largest possible population variance. The answer is in the form $\frac{\alpha}{\beta}$ for coprime integers $\alpha$ and $\beta$. Input the answer as the sum $\alpha +\beta$.