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  • Calculating When Multiple Devices Will Beep Together: An LCM Guide
    This is a classic least common multiple (LCM) problem! Here's how to figure out when all the devices will beep together:

    1. Find the Least Common Multiple (LCM):

    * The LCM is the smallest number that is a multiple of all three numbers (8, 10, and 12).

    * You can find the LCM using prime factorization or by listing multiples:

    * Prime Factorization:

    * 8 = 2 x 2 x 2

    * 10 = 2 x 5

    * 12 = 2 x 2 x 3

    * LCM = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 120

    * Listing Multiples:

    * Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, 96, 104, 112...

    * Multiples of 10: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120...

    * Multiples of 12: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120...

    2. The Answer:

    All three devices will beep together after 120 minutes, which is 2 hours.

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