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Question
Arun and Shahjahan goes for walking in a circular path of a park in the same direction. Arun takes 6 minutes to complete one round, while Shahjahan takes 8 minutes to complete one round. In how many minutes will they meet each other?
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Solution
Multiples of 6 = 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, ...
Multiples of 8 = 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, ...
Common multiples of 6 and 8 is 24, 48, ...
L.C.M of 6 and 8 is 24.
They will meet each other after 24 minutes.
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