Question

You and your friends have tickets to attend a music concert. While standing in line, the promoter states he will give a gift card for a free album download to each person that is a multiple of 2. He will also give a backstage pass to each fourth person and floor seats to each fifth person. Which person will receive the free album download, backstage pass, and floor seats? Explain the process you used to determine your answer.​

Answer 1

The correct answer is the 20th person

Answer 2

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Answer:

20th

Explanation:

The person will receive all gifts if the are all of a multiple of 2, a multiple of 4, and a multiple of 5. Since 4 is already a multiple of 2, the person who will receive all is the one who is a multiple of 4 and 5.

20 is 4×5, so is a multiple of both numbers. There is no smaller number that is a multiple of both 4 and 5.

The 20th person will receive all gifts.

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The value we have determined here is called the "least common multiple" (LCM). It is the product of the unique prime factors of the numbers of interest, raised to the highest power that appears in any of the numbers.

2 = 2¹

4 = 2²

5 = 5¹

LCM(2, 4 5) = 2² × 5¹ = 20