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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-08-24

Inez waters her plants every two days. She trims them every 15 days. She did both today. When will she do both again?

Asked by stephany21477

Answer (2)

The correct answer is that Inez will both water and trim her plants within the same day in 30 days, because the lowest common multiple of 2 and 15 is 30.

Answered by Kalahira | 2024-06-11

Inez will water and trim her plants again in 30 days. This is determined by finding the least common multiple of her watering schedule (every 2 days) and trimming schedule (every 15 days). The least common multiple of 2 and 15 is 30, which is when both tasks will coincide again.
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Answered by Kalahira | 2024-09-30