SOLUTION: Pedro and Maria leave the starting point of a fitness loop at the same time. Pedro jogs a lap in 6 min and Maria jogs one in 8 min. Assuming they continue to run at the same pace,
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Question 319349: Pedro and Maria leave the starting point of a fitness loop at the same time. Pedro jogs a lap in 6 min and Maria jogs one in 8 min. Assuming they continue to run at the same pace, when will they next meet at the starting place? Please help. Thank you.
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Pedro and Maria leave the starting point of a fitness loop at the same time. Pedro jogs a lap in 6 min and Maria jogs one in 8 min. Assuming they continue to run at the same pace, when will they next meet at the starting place? Please help. Thank you.
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Find the least common multiple of 6 and 8
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It is 24 min
Maria will have gone around 3 times.
Pedro will have gone around 4 times.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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