document.write( "Question 226069: Solve. A cereal manufacturer uses three large overhead bins to hold the three ingredients in one of its cereal mixes. Bin A delivers a premeasured quantity of dried fruit every 25 minutes, bin B delivers raisins every 15 minutes, and bin C delivers flakes every 10 minutes. If they start the morning shift at the same time, how long beforethey deliver their ingredients at the same time again? \n" ); document.write( "

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A cereal manufacturer uses three large overhead bins to hold the three ingredients in one of its cereal mixes.
\n" ); document.write( " Bin A delivers a premeasured quantity of dried fruit every 25 minutes,
\n" ); document.write( " bin B delivers raisins every 15 minutes,
\n" ); document.write( "and bin C delivers flakes every 10 minutes.
\n" ); document.write( "If they start the morning shift at the same time, how long before they deliver
\n" ); document.write( "their ingredients at the same time again?
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\n" ); document.write( "Prime factor each
\n" ); document.write( "25 = 5 * 5
\n" ); document.write( "15 = 5 * 3
\n" ); document.write( "10 = 5 * 2
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\n" ); document.write( "factor of LCM = 5 * 5 * 3 * 2 = 150 minutes \n" ); document.write( "

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