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Sheet # 237 Critical Thinking

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Two buses leave the station at 7:00 a.m. Bus 1 completes a circuit every 40 minutes and Bus 2 completes the circuit every 50 minutes. What is the earliest time that the two buses will be back in the station together?
































Answer for sheet # 237

LCM of 40 and 50 is 200. They will be back in 200 minutes ( 3 hours and 20 minutes). 10:20 a.m.