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owls = hawks + 1/3 * hawks = 4/3 * hawks
hawks = falcons - 3/7 * falcons = 4/7 * falcons

owls = 4/3 * hawks = 4/3 * 4/7 * falcons = 16/21 * falcons

owls:hawks:falcons is 16/21:4/7:1
multiply by 21:
16:12:21

As 16, 12 and 21 are coprime, 16+12+21=49 is the answer

The right answer is E
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o = h+h/3 = 4h/3
h = f-3f/7 = 4f/7 -> f = 7h/4

Compare ratios:
f:h:o = 7/4 : 1 : 4/3

Multiply by 12 to make all the numbers integers:
f:h:o = 21:12:16

21, 12 and 16 don't have prime numbers in common.

f+h+o = 21+12+16 = 49

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total=x
H=4/7(F)
owl=4/3(H)= 16/21 (F)
Let F=21
owl=16*21/21=16
H=4*21/7=12
x=12+16+21=49
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Let number of hawks = h
Number of owls = 4h/3
Number of falcons = 7h/4

Smallest possible total number:
To get a whole number for all, we need the LCM of 3 and 4 to be the number of hawks.
So h = 12
then number of owls = 16
number of falcons = 21

12+16+21 = 49
Option E
Bunuel
A wildlife center houses 1/3 more owls than hawks, and 3/7 fewer hawks than falcons. If the center has at least one of each bird, what is the smallest possible total number of falcons, hawks, and owls it could have?

A. 28
B. 36
C. 42
D. 45
E. 49


 


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