If x,y, and z are positive integers and 3x = 4y = 7z, what is the least possible value of x+y+z?
Note........if 3x = 4y, then y = [3/4 ] x
And if 3x = 7z, then z = [ 3/7]x
So
x + y + z =
x + [3/4]x + [3/7]x =
If y and z are integers, then 28 [ the common denominator of 3/4 and 3/7] is the smallest possible integer for x
And y = [3/4]x = [3/4] * 28 = 21
And z = [3/7]* 28 = 12
So.....the minimum value for x + y + z = 28 + 21 + 12 = 61

[Edited for an earlier mistake......I forgot that all three had to be integers....]