If i understand the machine correctly and -3 is x and 8 is the final answer, f(x)=x+11
The answer is {1, 2, 10, 50, 75}. It has a median of 10 and a mean larger than 10
3,500,000 - 2,800,000 = 700,000
So the magazine needs 700,000 readers to meet their goal.
Hope that helps you. :-)