Inactive Tutor answered 03/07/13
He's 22 correct? If you divide his age by 2 (the only even prime number) and add four, you get 15 which is the LCM of 3 and 5
Tori P.
asked 03/07/13Samuel asked his friends 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?
Inactive Tutor answered 03/07/13
He's 22 correct? If you divide his age by 2 (the only even prime number) and add four, you get 15 which is the LCM of 3 and 5
Inactive Tutor answered 03/08/13
22 appears correct. If you let his age be S, then divide by the only even prime (2) and add four, it's equal to the LCM of of 5 and 3 (15), so:
S/2 + 4 = 15
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