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AZ:

You have to find the LCM of 5 and 8

AZ:

LCM is least common multiple or you can also call it the least common denominator or LCD

AZ:

So just list out the multiples of 5 and 8 I'll help you start 5, 10, 15, ... 8, 16, 24, ... can you continue it? And then find the smallest number that they both share

TETSXPREME:

20,25,30,35,40

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32,40,48,56,64,

AZ:

So what number do you see that's common in both of those lists? We just want the smallest number that's common to both of them

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30

AZ:

Are you sure? Does 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64 have a 30 in it?

TETSXPREME:

no

AZ:

so what is the number that they both share?

TETSXPREME:

40?

AZ:

There you go

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tysm

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