
Answer:
1. LCM of 18 & 12 = 36 minutes
2. 0.00095897
explanation.
2 18 2 12
____I______ ___l_________
3 9 2 6
____l_______. ___I_________
3 3 3 3
_____l________. ___l_________
l 1
18= 2×3×3 12=2×2×3
1 2 2 1
=1 × 3 =2 × 3
L.C.M= product of greatest power of each prime factor.
2 2
= 2 × 3
=4×9 = 36
hence, time taken by both to meet again
LCM of 18 & 12 =36 minutes