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Kisiki and Jembe are riding on a circular path. Kisiki completes a round in 24 minutes whereas

Jembe completes a round in 36 minutes. If they both started at the same place and time and go in

the same direction, after how many minutes will they meet again at the starting point?


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Kisiki completes one round in 24 minutes, which means that he completes 1/24 of a round in 1 minute. Jembe completes one round in 36 minutes, which means that he completes 1/36 of a round in 1 minute.

If they both started at the same place and time and go in the same direction, then Kisiki will meet Jembe again after they have both completed an equal number of rounds.

To find out how many minutes it will take for them to meet again at the starting point, we need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of 24 and 36.

The prime factors of 24 are 2, 2, 2, and 3. The prime factors of 36 are 2, 2, 3, and 3.

The LCM of 24 and 36 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 72.

This means that Kisiki and Jembe will meet again at the starting point after 72 minutes.
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