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Santa visits one house every 5 days to eat cookies and another house every 10 days to drink hot cocoa. He visited both houses today. Fill in the blank. What are the key words in the word problem? The key words are ______ and _________
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The key words are "every" and "both".
"Every" signals repeated intervals (5 days, 10 days) and "both" signals simultaneous occurrence — so you look for the least common multiple (LCM) of 5 and 10 (which is 10 days).
"Every" signals repeated intervals (5 days, 10 days) and "both" signals simultaneous occurrence — so you look for the least common multiple (LCM) of 5 and 10 (which is 10 days).
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