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Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Prove it United Kingdom

The ratio of the number of red beads on a chain to the number of yellow beads is the same as the ratio of the number of yellow beads to the number of blue beads. There are 30 more blue beads than red ones. How many red beads could be on the chain?

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