al blinks every 12 sec ta blinks every 8 sec blinks together at midnight how many sec pass before links again?

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al blinks every 12 sec ta blinks every 8 sec blinks together at midnight how many sec pass before links again?

math question. al blinks every 12 sec ans bob blinks every 8 sec. they blink together at midnight. how many seconds will pass before they link together again?

2006-10-02 11:15:04 · 2 answers · asked by Bridgette K 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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al blinks at the intervals of 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, ...
ta blinks at the intervals of 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, ...

LCM is 24 seconds

2006-10-02 11:16:28 · answer #1 · answered by homeschoolmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

24 seconds

2 x 12 = 3 x 8

2006-10-02 11:43:17 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋