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The snooze buttonon your alarm clock activates the alarm every 5 minutes. The snooze button on your cell phone activates the alarm every 7 minutes. Both alarms activate at 7:00 A.M. You hit each snooze button as each alarm activates. At what time are both alarms activated again?

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Answer: 7:35 a. M

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Snooze on alarm = 5 minutes

Snooze on cellphone = 7 minutes

If both activates at 7:00 a. M

Time at which both will activate again ;

Obtain the Lowest Common Multiple of 5 and 7

_5 __|5 ___|7

_7__ |1 ___|7

____ |1 ___| 1

Lowest common multiple = (5 * 7) = 35

Hence, both alarms will sound together again after 35 minutes = 7:00a.m + 35 minutes = 7:35 A. M

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