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Starting at 6:00 am, a bus makes a stop at my street corner every 10 minutes. also starting 6:00 am, a taxi cab comes by evey 12 minutes. what is the next time there will be a bus and a taxi at the corner at the same time?

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60 is the only number that both 10 and 12
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The answer is 7:00 am will be the next time both will be there, because that will be when 60 minutes have gone by. 60 is the only number that both 10 and 12 go into, so that will be the time both will be there.
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