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At a local restaurant, the health inspector visits every 7 days, and the fire inspector visits every 12 days. 7 (a) Make a table for the next 4 visits for each inspector. (b) In how many days will both inspectors visit on the same day? Show your work

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The health inspector visits every 7 days

The fire inspector visits every 12 days

a)

The table for the next 4 visits for each inspector is shown below:

Health inspector: 7, 14, 21, 28

Fire inspector: 12, 24, 36, 48

b)

In how many days will both inspectors visit on the same day;

In order to find the solution to this problem, we need to find the L.C.M of 7 and 12.

The L.C.M of 7 and 12 is 7 x 12 = 84

Hence, both inspectors will visit on the 84th day

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