One faucet drips once every 6 seconds the other faucet drips every 14 seconds in 8 minutes (480 sec) how many times do the faucet drip at the same time?

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One faucet drips once every 6 seconds the other faucet drips every 14 seconds in 8 minutes (480 sec) how many times do the faucet drip at the same time?

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11 times
lcm of 6 and 14 is 42
480 secs divided by 42 is about 11.4
rounded to the ones, it is 11

Sergey Sheleg answered Apr 17, 2017

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