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Three bells ring at intervals of 18, 24 and 32 minutes. If they all ring together at noon when will
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Asked by aleroh - 1 year ago
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they next all ring at the same time
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Gumboy Level 48
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At 4:48, or 288 minutes later.
18*16 = 24*12 = 32*9 = x
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The answer is found by computing the LCM.
lcm(18,24,32) = 288
http://www.mathsisfun.com/least-common-m...
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So that's 4:48 pm when they next ring together.
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