Evan bought two plants. He decided to water his first plant every 3 days and his second plant every 4 days.

A. If he watered both plants on june 1, how many days passed before he watered both plants on the same day again? Show or explain your work

B. on june 25 evan decided that that he was not watering his first plnat frequently enough. He started watering his first plant every 2 days. He continued to water his second plant every 4 days. If he watered both plants that day, how many days passed before he watered both plants on the same day again? show or explain your work.

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Uriel Clements

25 February, 21:12

Evan bought two plants. He decided to water his first plant every 3 days and his second plant every 4 days.

A. If he watered both plants on june 1, how many days passed before he watered both plants on the same day again? Show or explain your work

B. on june 25 evan decided that that he was not watering his first plnat frequently enough. He started watering his first plant every 2 days. He continued to water his second plant every 4 days. If he watered both plants that day, how many days passed before he watered both plants on the same day again? show or explain your work.

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Yuliana Edwards · Answer 1

A. If he watered both plants on june first the next time he watered them on the same day 12 days would have passed. To find out how many days would have passed i found the lcm (lowest common multiple) by multiplying 3 and 4.

B. if he watered both plants on the same day 8 days would have passed before they where watered on the same day again. i found this answer by finding the lcm (lowest common multiple) by multiplying 2 and 4.