A single bench section at a school event can hold either $7$ adults or $11$ children. When $N$ bench sections are connected end to end, an equal number of adults and children seated together will occupy all the bench space. What is the least possible positive integer value of $N?$
$\textbf{(A) } 9 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 18 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 27 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 36 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 77$
The least common multiple of $7$ and $11$ is $77$. Therefore, there must be $77$ adults and $77$ children. The total number of benches is $\frac{77}{7}+\frac{77}{11}=11+7=\boxed{\textbf{(B) }18}$.~taarunganesh