Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

HCF and LCM

Question:

Five bells ring together at the intervals of 3, 5, 8, 9 and 10 seconds. All the bells ring simultaneously at the same time. They will again ring simultaneously after:

Options:

6 minutes

8 minutes

9 minutes

4 minutes

Correct Answer:

6 minutes

Explanation:

The LCM for 3, 5, 8, 9 and 10 seconds = 360 seconds 

⇒1 minute = 60 second 

So that,1 seconds= \(\frac{1}{60}\)  min

⇒ 360 seconds = \(\frac{360}{60}\)  = 6 minutes