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Four bells toll together at 8 pm. The bells toll every 4 minutes, 6 minutes, 8minutes, and 12 minutes. At what time all the bells will ring together after 8 pm?

Four bells toll together at 8 pm. The bells toll every 4 minutes, 6 minutes, 8minutes, and 12 minutes. At what time all the bells will ring together after 8 pm? Correct Answer 8:24 PM

Given:

Toll time of different bells are 4 minutes, 6 minutes, 8minutes, and 12 minutes

Concept used:

Least common multiple

Calculation:

The L.C.M of 4, 6, 8, and 12 is 24

The four bells toll together after every 24 minutes

The time at which the bell will toll together = 8 h + 24 min

∴ The bells will toll together at 8:24 PM.

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