Q: Three friends-whose walking rates are 1 ft./sec., 3ft./sec.,and 6ft./sec. start together walking in the same direction around a circular track that is 240 feet in circumference.After how many minutes are the three of them together again?
Options:
(A) 4 mins
(B) 10 mins
(C) 15 mins
(D) 3 mins
(E) 7 mins Let's give some random thoughts before answering.
Answer will be A
The time they take will be what the 1st friend takes to complete one circumference as he is the slowest and that is the point all 3 of them will be together at the end of 4 mins.
Therefore, the answer is (A).