Jada B.
asked 09/05/16please help me this is so hard
during a promotional event, a sporting goods store gave a free t shirt to every 8th customer and a free water botle to every 10th customer. Which customer was the first to get a free t shirt and water bottle?
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Arthur D. answered 09/05/16
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find the LCM of 8 and 10
10=2*5
8=2*2*2
LCM=2*2*2*5=40
the 40th customer
or,...
8,16,24,32,40
10,20,30,40
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Christopher J.
The answer is the 40th customer because first you need to find the lcm of 8 and 10 which is 2 then you multiply all of the numbers up (2x2x2x5) which will give you 40 and that is the answer.10/08/19