AlgebraDifficulty 7.4National Olympiad, round 2Find the answer
Find the minimum possible value of b3+4a+c3+4b+d3+4c+a3+4d, given that a,b,c,d, are nonnegative real numbers such that a+b+c+d=4 .
A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.
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