Fernando and Damon are playwrights. A literary critic notices that the two playwrights have written the same number of acts during their careers, even though all of Fernando's plays have 9 acts and all of Damon's plays have 3 acts. What is the smallest number of acts each must have written?

9

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: All of Fernando's plays have 9 acts and all of Damon's plays have 3 acts.

The smallest number of acts each must have written = Least common multiple of 9 and 3

Since 9= 3 x 3

3 = 3 x 1

LCM(3,9) = 3 x 3 = 9

Hence, the  smallest number of acts each must have written = 9

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john wilson is depicted as an extremely intelligent man. the point of the excerpt is to make a sort of distinction between emotional and rational intelligence. he happens to have both attributes, but he clearly favors his intellectual gifts. at the same time, because of his religious background, he's a little bit conflicted with this and it makes him ashamed.

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