The five bells ring together at 9 am; then the
bells started ringing after every 6, 12, 24, 30 and 40 minutes

The five bells ring together at 9 am; then the
bells started ringing after every 6, 12, 24, 30 and 40 minutes

Question: When will the bells ring together and how many
times will the bells ring together before 3 pm? 4
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  1. The LCM of 12, 16, 24 and 36 minutes will gives us the next time they will all ring together.

    12=2×2×3

    16=2×2×2×2

    24=2×2×2×3

    36=2×2×3×3

    The LCM =2×2×2×2×3×3=144 minutes.

    The time when this will happen is 144 minutes after 12

    oclock or at 2:24pm

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