Question

Ashley and Becky both start jogging at the same point along a path in the park. It takes Ashley 12 minutes to jog one complete lap along the path, and it takes Becky 8 minutes to jog one complete lap along the path. After how many minutes will Ashley and Becky both be at their starting point on the path again?

Answer 1

24 minutes

Explanation:

Given

Ashley = 12 minutes

Becky = 8 minutes

Required

Determine when they will be at the same point again

To do this, we simply determine the least common factor of both.

Ashley = 12, 24, 36, 48....

Becky = 8, 16, 24, 32........

From above, the least common factor is 24

Hence, both of them will be at the starting point in 24 minutes