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QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Maths

Prelims 2026

XX, YY and ZZ jump forward 44', 66' and 55', respectively. At 8 AM, they all land on mark 199199'. How many times will they all land on the same mark (need not be at the same moment) between mark 195195' and 10001000', if all of them cross mark 10001000' by 9 AM?

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Explanation

Answer: 14

Set up the common landing marks.

At 8 AM all three are on mark 199199. After that:

  • XX lands on 199,203,207,199, 203, 207, \ldots (step 44)
  • YY lands on 199,205,211,199, 205, 211, \ldots (step 66)
  • ZZ lands on 199,204,209,199, 204, 209, \ldots (step 55)

A mark mm is a common landing iff m199m - 199 is a multiple of lcm(4,6,5)=60\text{lcm}(4, 6, 5) = 60.

List common landings in the range 195<m<1000195 < m < 1000.

m=199+60km = 199 + 60k

199, 259, 319, 379, 439, 499, 559, 619, 679, 739, 799, 859, 919, 979199,\ 259,\ 319,\ 379,\ 439,\ 499,\ 559,\ 619,\ 679,\ 739,\ 799,\ 859,\ 919,\ 979

The next one, 10391039, exceeds 10001000.

Count: 97919960+1=13+1=14\dfrac{979 - 199}{60} + 1 = 13 + 1 = 14

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