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Planning Cruises
A cruise line has 3-day, 4-day, and 7-day cruises. After each cruise, a ship returns for one day and repeats the pattern. If one cruise of each type leaves today, when will all three cruises leave again on the same day?
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Generalize your solution for x-day, y-day, and z-day cruises?
(Source: Jon Basden)
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