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Around a circular track, T takes 15 minutes to complete a circle and U takes 12 minutes to complete a circle. They start walking from a point P and continue moving in the same direction, they will meet at P for the third time after _____ minutes.

Asked in Punjab Police Constable · 2023
LCM and HCF · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudeNumber SystemLCM and HCFLCMPunjab Police Constable2023
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For two numbers, HCF × LCM = Product of the numbers.

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Questions Asked from LCM: Prime Factorisation & The Ladder Method in Previous Exams

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15UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
9SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
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16State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
LCM: Prime Factorisation & The Ladder Method has appeared in 47 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in State PSC, UPSC and SSC.
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