document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=290333>Question 290333</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16.Two bells ring at 8:00 am. For the remainder of the day, one bell rings every half hour and the other rings every 45 minutes. What time will the bells ring again together? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since both bells ring at 8:00 AM, it follows that the next time they ring at the same time, the same amount of minutes would've passed from the time they both rang at 8:00 AM. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This next time would be the LCM of both 30 and 45 minutes that would represent the exact amount of minutes to the time that they will again ring at the same time. Therefore, we find the LCM of 30 and 45, which is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that 90 minutes after 8:00 AM, they will ring together again, and 90 minutes after 8:00 AM is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%289%3A30+AM%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%289%3A30+AM%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  </SPAN>\n" );
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