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Marble Colors

Source: 2017 AMC 8 #9

November 22, 2017
AMC 8

Problem Statement

All of Marcy's marbles are blue, red, green, or yellow. One third of her marbles are blue, one fourth of them are red, and six of them are green. What is the smallest number of yellow marbles that Marcy could have? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>1<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>2<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>3<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>4<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>5<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>1\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>2\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>3\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>4\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>5