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Sherman goes golfing every 6th day and brad goes golfing every 7th day.if sherman and brad both went golfing today, how many days until they will go golfing on the same day again?

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User Zvoase
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In this item, we are basically to get the value of the least number that can be divided both by 6 and 7. In other words, we are to get the least common multiple or (LCM). This is obtained by multiplying the 2 numbers. Thus, after 42 days, they will go golfing the same day again. 
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