Question

15 A railway station has two platforms. Trains stop at the northbound platform every 10 minutes. Trains stop at the southbound platform every 18 minutes Two trains stopped together at 1512 (a) Work out the next time two trains stop together at this station.​

Answer 1

To find the next time two trains will stop together at the station, use the LCM of the stopping intervals.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the next time two trains will stop together at the station, we need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of the two stopping intervals. The stopping interval for the northbound platform is 10 minutes and for the southbound platform is 18 minutes.