At a telephone exchange, three phones ring at intervals of 20 sec, 24 sec and 30 seconds - If they ring together at 11:25 am, when will they next ring together?
Correct Answer: Option B
Time taken by three phones to ring together = LCM of 20, 24 and 30
⇒ Time taken by three phones to ring together = 120 seconds
(∵ 1 min = 60 seconds)
⇒ Time taken by three phones to ring together = 120/60 = 2 min
If the three phones ring together at 11:25 am then they will next ring together after 2 minutes i.e. at 11:27 am.
∴ Time at which the phones next ring together = 11:27 am
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