SOLUTION: in a factory, one inspector checks every 8th item coming off the assembly like. another inspector checks every 12th item. if 1500 items are produced each day, how many items are in

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Question 363374: in a factory, one inspector checks every 8th item coming off the assembly like. another inspector checks every 12th item. if 1500 items are produced each day, how many items are inspected two times
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: The LCM of 12 and 8 is 24. So simply count off every 24th item until you reach 1500. A shortcut is to divide 1500 into 24.