If x y z are positive integers and 3x = 4y = 7z, then the least possible value of x + y + z is

Question

asked Jan 18, 2018 171k views

1 Answer

Kishor Bikram Oli · Answer 1 · 2018-01-25T20:55:12+0000

The least possible value of x+y+z is 61.
this is how we find this,
if we find the LCM of 3,4 and 7 we get 84
= 3 x (4x7) = 4x(3x7) = 7x (3x4)
x+y+z = (4x7) + (3x7) + (3x4)
=28 +21+12
=61

If x y z are positive integers and 3x = 4y = 7z, then the least possible value of x + y + z is

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

Please log in or register to add a comment.

No related questions found

Categories

Other Questions