In a machine, a large gear completes a revolution every minute while a small gear completes a revolution every 24 seconds. If th

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Dovator [93]

3 years ago

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In a machine, a large gear completes a revolution every minute while a small gear completes a revolution every 24 seconds. If th

e gears are currently aligned, how much time will pass before they are aligned again?

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svlad2 [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-23T05:19:14+03:00

svlad2 [7]3 years ago

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This question is asking you for the least common multiple of 60 (seconds in 1 minute) and 24 (seconds in 24 seconds).
I think it's 120 (you should check it) and that would be 3 minutes.