SOLUTION: Mary and Jane work part time for a library. Mary works every third day; Jane works every fifth day. Today, they are both working together. In how many days will they be working t

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Question 358411: Mary and Jane work part time for a library. Mary works every third day; Jane works
every fifth day. Today, they are both working together. In how many days will they
be working together again?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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mary works third day
Jane works 5th day.
the leaset common multiple is 3*5 = 15
today they are working together
so they will work in the 1+15 = 16th day together
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