Question

During a promotional event, a sporting goods store gave every 14th customer a free shirt and a free bottle to every 18th customer. Which customer was the first to get both items?

Answer 1

ANSWER

Find out the customer was the first to get both items

To proof

As given

During a promotional event

sporting goods store gave every 14th customer a free shirt and a free bottle to every 18th customer.

Least common factor of ( 14 , 18 )

L.C.M (14,18) = 2 ×7 ×9

                    = 126

Also as shown in the table given below

in the table

the common value in the shirt  and bottle is 126.

i.e 126 th the customer was the first to get both items.

Hence proved