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The front wheels of a wagon measure 3.5 feet in diameter.
\n" ); document.write( "The rear wheel measures 4.25 feet in diameter.
\n" ); document.write( "When the wagon is stopped, a chalk mark is made on both a front and a rear wheel.
\n" ); document.write( "How far must the wagon travel before both chalk marks return to their initial position at the same time?
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\n" ); document.write( "Factor:
\n" ); document.write( "rear wheel: 4.25 = 0.25 * 17
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\n" ); document.write( "front wheel: 3.50 = 0.25 * 14
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\n" ); document.write( "Least common multiple: 0.25*17*14 = 59.5 ft.
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\n" ); document.write( "The rear wheel will go 59.5 ft/4.25 ft = 14 revolutions
\n" ); document.write( "The front wheel will go 59.5 ft/3.50 ft= 17 revolutions.
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