document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207612>Question 1207612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Starting at the same time, Bill rings a bell every $36$ seconds, and Wendy blows a whistle every $90$ seconds, and Sam blows a horn every $385$ seconds. How many minutes will it be before both Bill and Wendy and Sam simultaneously make a sound? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #845586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=845586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i must admit i struggled with this, but i found a calculator on the web that told me different ways to find the answer in addition to find the answer for me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that calculator can be found at <a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/math/lcm.php\" target = \"_blank\">https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/math/lcm.php</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is 4140.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's the least common multiple.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the calculator gives you the answer PLUS it describes how the answer was derived, using different methods.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example, i selected GCF method (greatest common factor).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it solved the problem by doing the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are looking for the least common multiple for 36, 90, 345.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first find the greatest common factor for 36, 90.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that turns out to be 18, because 18 is the greatest common factor that divides evenly into 36 and 90.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 * 90 / 18 = 180.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you now want to find the greatest common factor of 180, 345.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that turns out to be 15, because 15 is the greatest common factor that divides evenly into 180 and 345.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 * 345 / 15 = 4140.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your least common multiplier is 4140.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "try the calculator out for yourself and go through the different methods.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it provides the answer and instructs you on how the answer was derived.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "very neat.\r<BR>\n" );
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