Do you wind up wasting the next one in the row, so only wasting half as many slots?

Reminds me of the 1/3 coin revolution problem: Circle A has 1/3 the radius of circle B. Circle A rolls around circle B until it returns to its starting position. How many revolutions of circle A are there in total?

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