document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87072>Question 87072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it takes Mars 1.88 years to travel around the sun.It takes Mercury 0.24 years to orbit the sun. If the planets are in a straight line with the sun now, how long will it be before this is the case again? The answer must be accurate to the nearest hundredth of a year. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You need the least common multiple of 1.88 and 0.24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 282 years mars will have orbited 150 times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 282 years mercury will have orbited 1175 times.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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