To find out when both teams will have games on the same day again, we need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of 3 and 5.
The multiples of 3 are: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, ...
The multiples of 5 are: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ...
From the lists above, we can see that the least common multiple (LCM) of 3 and 5 is 15.
Therefore, both teams will have games on the same day again in 15 days.
Today, both the soccer team and the basketball team had games. The soccer team plays every 3 days and the basketball team plays every 5 days. When will both teams have games on the same day again?
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