An airport offers two shuttles that run on different schedules.If both shuttles leave the airport at 4:00 p.m.,at what time will they next leave the airport together.
Shuttle A leaves every 6 minutes
Shuttle B leaves every 9 minutes
Shuttle A: 4:00 pm
Leaves every 6 minutes
Next 4:06 pm
Next: 4:12 pm
Nex: 4:18 pm
Next: 4:24 pm
Shuttle B: 4:00 pm
Leaves every 9 minutes
Next: 4:09 pm
Next: 4:18 pm
Next: 4:27 pm
Next: 4:36 pm
The next time both shuttles will leave the airport together is 4:18 pm
We subtract 26 1/6 from 68 1/2. We do this by finding the LCM of 6 and 2. That is 6. We multiply 1/2 by 3/3 to get 3/6. Now, we subtract. 68 - 26 is 42, and 3/6 - 1/6 is 2/6. Our answer is 42 2/6. That can be simplified to 42 1/3.
