Three stacks containing equal numbers of chips are to be made from 9 red chips, 7 blue chips, and 5 green chips. If all of these chips are used and each stack contains at least 1 chip of each color, what is the maximum number of red chips in any one stack?
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it will be 5 bcoz 2 chips to be removed from the red as they will be placed in others while it will receive 1 blue and green chips
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the solution is wrong sorry...i read the ques. wron
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Answer:
No.of chips in a bag = (9 + 7 + 5)÷3
= 7
Condition :- at least 1 chip of each color in each stack
Therefore, maximum number of red chips in any one stack
= ( 9 - 2{for remaining two stacks} )
= 7
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