Its about a math word problem

Question

Two baseball players are practicing in a filed when the timer is at 1 minute  the two players start pinching at the same time one player Pinches a ball every 8 seconds and the other player pinches a ball every 12 seconds at  how many of the following times do both players pitch at the same time

Answer 1

 

The least common multiple of 8 and 12 is 24