SOLUTION: Samuel asked his friend to guess his age. He said that if you divide his age by the only even prime number and add for the result is the least common multiple of three and five how

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Question 857901: Samuel asked his friend to guess his age. He said that if you divide his age by the only even prime number and add for the result is the least common multiple of three and five how old is Samuel
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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Do you know what the only even prime number is? It's 2. Anything else that is even is divisible by 2.
S%2F2 = the least common multiple of 3 and 5.
What would the lowest multiple of 3 and 5 be?
3,6,,12,15,18,21,24,27,30
5,10,15,20,25,30
Which is lowest? 15
s%2F2=15
Multiply each side by 2.
S = 30