SOLUTION: Margret and Mildred meet on a Eurostar train travelling from London to Paris. Margret visits er daughter every 28 days. Mildred visits her son every 36 days. When will Margret and

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Question 945724: Margret and Mildred meet on a Eurostar train travelling from London to Paris. Margret visits er daughter every 28 days. Mildred visits her son every 36 days. When will Margret and Mildred have a chance to meet again on the train?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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They will meet every number of days that is a common multiple of 28 and 36.
The first time they will meet on the train is the LEAST common multiple.

28 = 4*7 = 2*2*7
36 = 4*9 = 2*2*3*3

The LCM must have as many of each factor as either of them have.
So the LCM must have 2 factors of 2, 2 factors of 3, and 1 factor of 7,

So LCM(28,36) = 2*2*3*3*7 = 252.  They will meet on the train again in
252 days, which is 36 weeks, (which is somewhere around 8 and a half 
months.)

Answer: 252 days, or 36 weeks..  
 
Edwin