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Three rings complete 60, 36 and 24 revolutions in a minute. They start from a certain point in their circumference down wards. By what time they come together again in the same position?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Instead of revolutions per minute, find the time taken for one full revolution. There are 60 seconds in a minute.

RingRevolutions per minuteTime for one revolution
First606060=1\dfrac{60}{60}=1 second
Second366036=53\dfrac{60}{36}=\dfrac{5}{3} seconds
Third246024=52\dfrac{60}{24}=\dfrac{5}{2} seconds

All three are back at the starting point together after the LCM of these three times.

Using the formula for the LCM of fractions,

LCM=LCM of numeratorsHCF of denominators=LCM(1,5,5)HCF(1,3,2)=51=5\text{LCM}=\dfrac{\text{LCM of numerators}}{\text{HCF of denominators}}=\dfrac{\text{LCM}(1,5,5)}{\text{HCF}(1,3,2)}=\dfrac{5}{1}=5

Check: in 5 seconds the rings finish 55, 33 and 22 complete revolutions, all whole numbers.

Time=5\text{Time}=5 seconds

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