Question

A cinema is doing a promotion to celebrate their 50th anniversary for 1 week. They give

away a free drink to every 98th customer, a free bag of popcorn to every 112th customer and

a free cinema ticket to every 224th customer. Which lucky customer will be the first to

receive all 3 items?​

Answer 1

1,568 customer

Explanation:

Find the lowest common multiple of 98, 112, and 224

98 = 98, 196, 294, 392, 490, 588, 686, 784, 882, 980, 1078, 1176, 1274, 1372, 1470, 1568, 1666

112 = 112, 224, 336, 448, 560, 672, 784, 896, 1008, 1120, 1232, 1344, 1456, 1568, 1680, 1792, 1904

224 = 224, 448, 672, 896, 1120, 1344, 1568, 1792, 2016, 2240

The lowest common multiple of 98, 112, and 224 is 1568

Therefore, the 1,568th customer will be the first to receive all 3 iitem