Question

Janine and Thor are both running for class president. Janine goes down a hallway in the school and puts a sticker on every fourth locker. Thor goes down the same hallway, putting one of his stickers on every fifth locker. If there are 130 lockers in the hallway, how many have both students' stickers?

Answer 1

6 lockers have both students' stickers

Explanation:

There are 130 lockers in the hallway

Janine goes down a hallway in the school and puts a sticker on every fourth locker.

Janine= 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, 20th, 24th, 28th, 32nd, 36th, 40th, 44th, 48th, 52nd, 56th, 60th, 64th, 68th, 72nd, 76th, 80th, 84th, 88th, 92nd, 96th, 100th, 104th, 108th, 112th, 116th, 120th, 124th, 128th.

Thor goes down the same hallway, putting one of his stickers on every fifth locker

Thor= 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, 55th, 60th, 65th, 70th, 75th, 80th, 85th, 90th, 95th, 100th, 105th, 110th, 115th, 120th, 125th, 130th.

Common multiples of Janine fourth locker and Thor fifth locker= 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120

Therefore,

6 lockers have both students' stickers