Answer to September 7, 1998 Problem |
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Restaurant Riddle Seven guests at a restaurant came,The first every day, The second every other day, The third every third day, and so on to the seventh who came once a week. When will they all come to dine at the restaurant on the same day? (What is the smallest number of days?) |
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Solution to Problem:
Answer is 420 days. The least common multiple of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 is 420. |
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