Best way to get small file size/best quality- starting from Logic?

I am in the process of embedding 3 mp3's into a PDF to submit as a portfolio. The PDF also has text, and two scores included, and with the 3 embedded mp3's it can't be more than 10mb.
So my question is: When bouncing a project out of Logic, what is the best method for getting the smallest file size, but retaining the best audio quality? And once it's out of Logic and it is an mp3 or other type of audio file, is there a best format for compressing it further, and still maintaining the relative quality?
I bounced out the three projects into wav's. Now I am using Switch for Mac to compress them down to smaller Mp3's. I basically need them to be about 3 mb each. Two of the recordings sound OK at that size, but they are just MIDI(one project is piano and string quartet, the other is just piano- all software instruments. The recording that combines MIDI and Audio and has more tracks (three audio tracks and 10 Midi/software instrument tracks)and sounds completely horrible if I get it under 5 mb as an mp3. The problem is that I need all three to equal around 9mb, but still sound good enough to submit as a portfolio for consideration into a Master's program.
If anyone can help I would really appreciate it. Please be detailed in your response, because I am new to logic and I really need the step by step.
Thank you...

Hi,
user5716448 wrote:
... Trying this
REGEXP_SUBSTR ( 'cus_postcode'
, '(\d+)\D*$'
, 1
, 1
, NULL
, 1
'cus_postcode' (inside single-quotes) is the 12-character literal consisting of c, u, s, underscore, p, o, another s, t, another c, another o, d and e. It doesn't contain any digits.
If you want to use a column called cus_postcode, then lose the single-qutoes.
>
where postcode for example DI19 1RI
Would expect 1 - first number after space starting from right but getting blank.
What am I doing wrong?
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