There are 7 starters, 8 main courses and x x\,x desserts in a restaurant.
Riley says there are 224 different ways of choosing a starter, a main course and a dessert.
Could Riley be correct?
Hence, find the smallest number of desserts that would make Riley's statement correct.
You must show your working.
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