Question

10
Pencils
are sold
in boxes containing
pencils each and notebooks are sold in
packets containing 12 notebooks each.
How many boxes of pencils and packets
of notebooks at least should Ariv purchase
so that he has equal number of pencils and
notebooks?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1box contains 10 pencils

1 packet contains 12 notebooks

so to make them total find same multiples

the same multiple is 60.

no. of boxes to be bought= 10÷60=6

no. of packets to be bought=12÷60=5

6 boxes contain 60 pencils

5 packets contain 60 nbs

Answer 2

Answer:

1 box contains 10 pencils

1

packet contains 12 notebooks

so to make them total find same multiples

the same multiple is 60.

no. of boxes to be bought= 10=60=6 no. of packets to be bought=12=60=5

6 boxes contain 60 pencils

5 packets contain 60 nbs