SOLUTION: Walking beside you, your friend takes 50 strides per minute while you take 48 strides per minute. If you start in step, when will you be in step again?

Question 373302: Walking beside you, your friend takes 50 strides per minute while you take 48 strides per minute. If you start in step, when will you be in step again?
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Walking beside you, your friend takes 50 strides per minute while
you take 48 strides per minute.
If you start in step, when will you be in step again?
:
Find the least common multiple of 50 and 48
Prime factor each
50: 2*5*5
48: 2*2*2*2*3
:
LCM 2*2*2*2*3*5*5: 1200
:
= 24 minutes
:
While you take 1200 strides, you friend will take 24*48 = 1152 strides, difference of 48 strides.
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