Mean - In a list containing 5 **different** positive numbers, the range is 4, the median is 3, and the smallest number is 1

GRE Quant Problem Solving
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In a list containing 5 different positive numbers, the range is 4, the median is 3, and the smallest number is 1.

According to the video solution:
We have only 2 number choices as 1 _ 3 _ 5 are already given in the question. → :white_check_mark:

Case 1:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 → mean = 3; answer choice → C :white_check_mark:

Case 2:
We cannot choose any other number like because it goes against the word of Zeus.
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Final answer according to me (noob) should be C.

Please correct me if I’m wrong.

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Who is Zeus? Also consider non-integers.

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Zeus = Greg
Yeah, but I got confused with Greg’s solution.
Again, I didn’t consider taking decimals; my mistake.

Answer must be D.