I have set up the 2 ratios here. You must keep the same ratios but make the number of guinea pigs the same.
The lowest common multiple of 2 and 3 is 6
H | G | R | G | ||
3*3 | 2*3 | 2*2 | 3*2 | ||
9 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
So this is the ratio of the animals
H | R | G | Total |
9 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
N=18k (where k is an integer) |
The number of animals in total is a multiple or 18. The smallest number is 18 :)