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\frac ab=\frac38\implies a=\frac38b

\frac bc=\frac6{11}\implies c=\frac{11}6b


\implies a+b+c=\left(\frac38+1+\frac{11}6\right)b=(77)/(24)b

Since each of
a,b,c are integers, so must be
a+b+c=(77)/(24)b. The only way for this to be the case is if
b is a multiple of 24 because 77 and 24 share no common divisors. The smallest multiple would be
b=24. So the smallest value of
a+b+c is 77.
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