Fermat 2024 Part A - Question 4, CEMC UWaterloo

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(Fermat 2024, Part A, Question 4, CEMC - UWaterloo)

Shuxin begins with $10$ red candies, $7$ yellow candies, and $3$ blue candies. After eating some of the candies, there are equal numbers of red, yellow, and blue candies remaining. What is the smallest possible number of candies that Shuxin ate?
$(A)$ $11$
$(B)$ $7$
$(C)$ $17$
$(D)$ $20$
$(E)$ $14$

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