Question 552870: A husband works for 6 straight days and then has a day off. His wife works for 7 straight days and then has a day off. If the husband and wife are both off from work on the same day, in how many days will they both be off from work again?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josmiceli:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A husband works for 6 straight days and then has a day off. His wife works for 7 straight days and then has a day off. If the husband and wife are both off from work on the same day, in how many days will they both be off from work again?
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He is off every 7th day. She is off every 8th day.
In 56 days, the LCD of 7 & 8
Answer by josmiceli(19441)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If they are both off work, Husband will be off in  days
Wife will be off in  days
The days Husband is off are
7,14,21,28,35,42,49,56 days after day off
The days Wife is off are
8,16,24,32,40,48,56
They both will be off again in 56 days
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