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Paula os counting by 9s.Peter is counying by 4s.they pace the counting so that they will say the first common number together.What is the first number they both will say?

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the answer is 36
9,18,27,36,45
4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32,36
User Pierluigi Vernetto
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The first number they will both say will be the least common multiple of 9 and 4.
9,18, 27, 36
4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 28, 32, 36
The first number they will say together is 36.
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