Question

8. Two brands of chocolates are available in packs of 24 and 15 respectively. If I need to buy an
equal number of chocolates of both kinds, what is the least number of boxes of each kind l
would need to buy?​

Answer 1

Answer:

24 × 5 = 120

15 × 8 = 120

So, for the first brand you should buy 5 packs, and for the second brand you should buy 8 packs. So, you got 120 chocolate from each of them.

Answer 2

Answer:

5 And 8

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, it’s given that

Number of chocolates of 1st brand in a pack = 24

Number of chocolates of 2nd brand in a pack = 15.

So, the least number of both brands of chocolates need to be purchased is given by their LCM.

L.C.M. of 24 and 15 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 120

Hence, the number of packets of 1st brand to be bought = 120 / 24 = 5

And, the number of packets of 2nd brand to be bought = 120 / 15 = 8