0 - - - : - | - - - : - - | - : - - : - | - - : - - - | - : - - - - 1 on the number line above , the segment from 0 to 1 has been divided into fifths , as indicated by the large tick marks , and also into sevenths , as indicated by the small tick marks . what is the least possible distance x between any two of the tick marks ?
divisions are 0 1 / 7 2 / 7 3 / 7 4 / 7 5 / 7 6 / 7 1 1 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5 expressing the same in terms of the lcm of 57 , i . e 35 0 7 / 35 14 / 35 21 / 35 28 / 35 35 / 35 5 / 35 10 / 35 15 / 35 20 / 35 25 / 35 30 / 35 by comparing the divisions with each other we can see 1 / 35 is the shortest possible distance between any two selected divisions . x = 1 / 35 answer is b .
divide(1, multiply(add(const_2, const_3), add(const_3, const_4)))