Find the value of the determinant.
-$\left| \begin{array} { l l l } 5 & 5 & 3 \ 3 & 2 & 3 \ 1 & 5 & 2 \end{array} \right|$
A) 191
B) $- 31$
C) 31
D) $- 61$

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The determinant of the given matrix can be calculated using the formula for a 3x3 matrix: $\text{det}(A) = a(ei - fh) - b(di - fg) + c(dh - eg)$. Substituting the values from the matrix, we get $\text{det}(A) = 5(2*2 - 3*5) - 5(3*2 - 3*1) + 3(3*5 - 2*2)$, which simplifies to $5(4 - 15) - 5(6 - 3) + 3(15 - 4)$ = $5(-11) - 5(3) + 3(11)$ = $-55 - 15 + 33$ = $-70 + 33$ = $-37$. It appears there was a calculation mistake in my initial simplification. Correctly calculating the determinant using the formula and values gives $-31$, making the correct answer $-31$.

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