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Challenge #14

Tick, Tick, Tick...

Two clocks start ticking at the same time. One clock ticks every three seconds; the other clock ticks every four seconds. Ticks that occur at the same time sound to us like a single tick.

How much time will pass between the first and 14th ticks? What about between the 1st and 500th ticks?

Follow-up Challenges

How many ticks will we hear if we start the two clocks at the same time and let them run for exactly one minute? What if we let them run for exactly one hour?

Suppose one clock ticks every three seconds and the other clock ticks every six seconds? How much time passes between the 1st and 14th ticks? The 1st and 500th ticks?

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