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3 buses leave the station at 9 am bus A had a six minute rute Bus b had a 12 minute rute and bus c is a 16 minute route when all of them back at station

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3 buses leave the station at 9 am. Bus A had a six minute route, Bus B had a 12 minute route and Bus C had a 16 minute route. When are all of them back at the station?

Find LCM via prime factorization

6 = 2 x 3

12 = 2 x 2 x 3

16 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 48 minutes

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