SOLUTION: Two cyclists were going to race. It takes Mary 6 minutes to ride around the track once. It takes Mike 4 minutes to ride around the track. How many minutes will pass between each of

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Question 227808: Two cyclists were going to race. It takes Mary 6 minutes to ride around the track once. It takes Mike 4 minutes to ride around the track. How many minutes will pass between each of the times that Mike passes Mary?
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Two cyclists were going to race. It takes Mary 6 minutes to ride around the track once. It takes Mike 4 minutes to ride around the track. How many minutes will pass between each of the times that Mike passes Mary?
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It would be the common multiple: 12, 24, 36 etc min
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In 12 min, Ma would complete 2 laps, and Mi would complete 3 laps
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Every 12 min then