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people are waiting on line for a theater premiere. every 5th person in line will receive a free theater ticket. every 6th person will recie be a gift card for 40.00. which person is the first person to receive both prizes?

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the line has 'n' number of people. the question says that every 5th person will earn a free ticket while the 6th person will earn a gift card. you must find a appropriate and lowest common factor between the numbers.
the answer is the 30.
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the 30th person will
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