SOLUTION: Event A occurs every 4 minutes, event B occurs every 6 minutes, event C occurs every 15 minutes. If they occur simultaneously at noon when is the next time all three events will oc

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Question 465883: Event A occurs every 4 minutes, event B occurs every 6 minutes, event C occurs every 15 minutes. If they occur simultaneously at noon when is the next time all three events will occur together again?
Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The lcm of 4, 6, and 15 is , so the three events will occur again simultaneously after 60 minutes, or at 1 pm.
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