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Dan rides his bike to town every eighth day. Sonya walks to town every third day. On which days are they likely to meet in town?

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Multiply 8 by 3 to find the every what day they'll likely meet up.

Now the multiples of 24 are what days they likely meet up.
So they can meet up on the 24th day, 48th day, 72nd day, and so on...
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