document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=659894>Question 659894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Imagine a planet with 3 moons.  Moon A completes its revolution around the planet in just 7 hours.  Moon B takes 12 hours to orbit the planet, and Moon C takes 16 ours.  Supose that at noon on May 13 they are all alined up.  When will they next all be lined up in that position? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's the least common multiple of the 3 times.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 336 hours = 2 weeks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> noon on May 27\r<BR>\n" );
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