SOLUTION: A husband works for 5 straight days and then has a day off. His wife works for 4 straight days and then has a day off. If the husband and wife are both off from work on the same da
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Question 907016: A husband works for 5 straight days and then has a day off. His wife works for 4 straight days and then has a day off. If the husband and wife are both off from work on the same day, in how many days will they both be off from work again?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5*4=20 days
Every 20 days
5 4
10 8
15 12
[20] 16
25 [20]
30 24
35 28
[40] 32
36
[40]
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