During a promotional event a sporting goods store gave a free t-shirt to every 8th customer and free water bottle yo every 10th customer which customer was the first to get a free t-shirt and free water bottle

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Answer:

The 40th customer was the first to get a free t-shirt and free water bottle

Step-by-step explanation:

* Lets explain how to solve the problem

- A sporting goods store gave a free t-shirt to every 8th customer

- It gives  free water bottle to every 10th customer

- We need to know which customer was the first to get a free t-shirt

 and free water bottle

- The position of this person must be a number divisible by 8 and 10

∵ The first number divisible by 8 and 10 is 40

The customer is the 40th

* Lets check that by this way:

- List the 8th positions and the 10th positions to find the common

 position in the two conditions

# 8th , 16th , 24th , 32nd , 40th , 48th , ..................................................

# 10th , 20th , 30th , 40th , 50th , ......................................

The 40th customer was the first to get a free t-shirt and free water bottle

Answer:

The 40th customer was the first to get a free t-shirt and free water bottle

Step-by-step explanation:

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