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Vint works at a bookstore. He is making a display where he is stacking two best selling books on a table near the entrance of the store. The first book is three inches thick and the second book is four inches thick. He wants the stacks of books to be even. What is the shortest height the two stacks of books will be the same height?

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LCD. 4 and 7 which is 20
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i think your looking for the LCM of 4 and 7 which is 28

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