document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=749783>Question 749783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars are speeding around the race track at different speeds.  One goes around the track in two minutes; the other goes around the track in one minute and thirty seconds.  How often does the faster car pass the slower car? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st car speed: 120 min per oval<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd car speed: 90 min per oval<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the least common multiple:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 = 2^3*3*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90  = 2*3^2*5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Least common multiple = 2^3*3^2*5 = 360<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: The pass every 360 min or every 6 hours.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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