Question

Use the subway train schedule below to answer the question. Train ScheduleTrainArrives Every...Red line4 minutesBlue line5 minutesYellow line6 minutes All three trains just arrived at the station. When will they next all arrive at the station at the same time? They will all arrive at the station in minutes.

Answer 1

60 minutes

Explanation:

Given the schedule above :

Red line arrives every 4 minutes

Blue line arrives every 5 minutes

Yellow line arrives every 6 minutes

All three just arrives at the train station ; when next will they all arrive at the train station at the same time.

Obtain the lowest common multiple of each arrov time :

Lowest common multiple of 4, 5, 6

_2___4___5___6

_2___2___5___3

_3___1___ 5 __ 3

_5___1___ 5 __ 1

_____1 ___1 ___1

Hence, lowest common multiple :(2 * 2 * 3 * 5) = 60

Hemce, they all arrive at the train station at the same time after 60 minutes