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2 traffic lights are turned on at the same time. 1 blinks every 4 seconds and. the other blinks ever

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2 traffic lights are turned on at the same time. 1 blinks every 4 seconds and. the other blinks every 6 seconds. In 60 seconds how many times will they blink at the same time?

We want the least common multiple of 4 and 6 which is 12.

So ever 12 seconds, both lights blink together:
  1. 12
  2. 24
  3. 36
  4. 48
  5. 60
So our answer is 5 times
 
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