document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=327068>Question 327068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bus A runs every 8 minutes, Bus B runs every 10 minutes, and Bus C runs every 12 minutes. If all three buses leave the station at 8:00 a.m., when is the next time all three buses leave the station at the same time?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.9:00 am<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.10:00 am<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.11:00 am<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.12:00 pm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e.1:00 pm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the least common multiple of 8,10,12.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 = 2^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 = 2*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 = 3*2^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lcm = 2^3*3*5 = 120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120 min = 2 hrs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 10:00 am<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.9:00 am<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.10:00 am<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.11:00 am<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.12:00 pm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e.1:00 pm<BR>\n" );
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