document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=9537>Question 9537</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Brenda and Trent are friends. Brenda is 24. The LCM of their age is 120 and the GCF of their age is 8. How old is Trent. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5209 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathmaven53><B>mathmaven53(29)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathmaven53><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=5209\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor Brenda's age into 24 = 3*8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Factor 120 into 120 = 8*3*5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Trent can't be 120 since GCF of their ages would be 3*8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Trent can't be 8*3 since GCF of their ages would be 8*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Trent be 8*5 = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " GCF(24,40) = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24 = 3*8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40 = 5*8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5*24 = 3*5*8=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*40 = 3*5*8 =120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LCM(24,40)=120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Trent is 40 </SPAN>\n" );
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