Answer:
The next time the stations will play the song at the same time is 4:12.
Explanation:
To answer this question, we need to find the number of minutes where the stations overlap. Station 1 plays the song every 18 minutes, while station 2 does it every 24 minutes. Let's start multiplying the minutes to see where they overlap.
18 x 1 = 18 24 x 1 = 24
18 x 2 = 36 24 x 2 = 48
18 x 3 = 54 24 x 3 = 72
18 x 4 = 72
According to the information above, both stations will be playing the song 72 minutes after 3:00, which means 4:12. Notice that station 1 will have played it 4 times, while station 2, only 3.
