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Room A and B were both cleaned today.- Room A is cleaned every 9 days.- Room B is cleaned every 6 days.What is the fewest number of days that will pass before both rooms are cleaned again on the same day?

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Answer:

18 days

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the fewest number of days that will pass before both rooms are cleaned again on the same day, we list the multiple of each of the days.


\begin{gathered} 6=6,12,18,24,30,36,42,48\ldots \\ 9=9,18,27,36,45,54,\ldots \end{gathered}

The next multiple 6 and 9 have in common is 18.

Therefore, after 18 days has passed, the two rooms will be cleaned on the same day.

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