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Answer:

13 of August,

Explanation:

All of them worked together at day number zero (August 1).

We know that Elvis works every 3rd day

So he will work at:

day 3, day 6, day 9, etc.

We know that Izzy works every 4th day, then she will work at:

day 4, day 8, day 12, etc.

We know that Janaisa works every 6th day, so she will work at:

day 6, day 12, etc.

We just need to find a day where the 3 of them work, this is equivalent to finding a common multiple of the numbers: 3, 4 and 6.

To do it, we can just write the multiples of each one of these numbers and see which one is the first common multiple:

3)

3*1 = 3

3*2 = 6

3*3 = 9

3*4 = 12

3*5 = 15

...

4)

4*1 = 4

4*2 = 8

4*3 = 12

4*4 = 16

...

6)

6*1 = 6

6*2 = 12

So we can see that 12 is a common multiple of the 3 numbers.

Then they will work together 12 days after August 1th.

That would be the 13 of August,

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