Question
A toy seller has white, pink, and blue balls in the ratio 3:7:11. The number of pink balls is more than the number of white balls by a number which is a multiple of 6 and 8. What will be the minimum number of balls?
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Given -                 White    Pink       Blue                              3x          7x          11x        -             Multiples of 6 and 8 = 24, 48, 72…. minimum=24 ATQ- 7x-3x = 24 X = 6 Total balls = 21x = 21×6 = 126 balls
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