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Your school is giving away a cookie to every 12 person in line and a drink to every 15 personally which person will be the first to get both to drink in the cookie

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To find the first person who will receive both a cookie and a drink, you can find the least common multiple (LCM) of 12 and 15, which represents the number of people who need to be in line for both events to coincide.

The LCM of 12 and 15 is 60. This means that every 60th person will receive both a cookie and a drink. Therefore, the first person to receive both a drink and a cookie will be the 60th person in line.

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Answer:The 60th person in line will get both a cookie and drink.

Explanation:

You count up with both numbers and once you land on the same number with both 15 and 12 would make them the person in line for both a cookie and drink.

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