document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144555>Question 1144555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many minutes?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two cyclists are racing around a circular track. Jody can ride once around the track in 6 minutes. Joni takes 4 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many minutes will it take for Joni to lap Jody..? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint:  Assuming they start at the same place at the same time, it's the LCM, the Least Common Multiple of 6 and 4 minutes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To Ikelyn: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The faster \"laps\" the slower.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To \"lap\" someone is to pass them while going around a repetitive course.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's sort of idiomatic.  Not obvious to people to whom English is not their 1st language.\r<BR>\n" );
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