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Question 634129: Need help please ,
Two trains travel round toy railway track, one takes 40 secs per circuit, the other takes 55 secs.
How long before they are back in the station together?
Look forward to a reply
Best regards and many thanks

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two trains travel round toy railway track, one takes 40 secs per circuit, the other takes 55 secs.
How long before they are back in the station together?
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It's the smallest integer divisible by both 40 and 55.
The LCM, Least Common Multiple.