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Question 697858: Sears has a sale on mechanics tool chests every 40 days and a sale on mechanics tool sets every 60 days. If both are on sale today, how long will it be before they are on sale together again? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Sears has a sale on mechanics tool chests every 40 days and a sale on mechanics tool sets every 60 days. If both are on sale today, how long will it be before they are on sale together again?
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Using prime-factor method of finding the least common multiple:
40 = 2^3*5
60 = 2^2*3*5
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lcm = 2^3*3*5
lcm = 8*15
lcm = 120 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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