Question

Cups are sold 5 to a package and plates are sold 10 to a package.If you want to have the same number of each item in party. What is the least number of packages of each you need to buy

Answer 1

Answer:

2 packages of cups and 1 package of plates

Step-by-step explanation:

least no of packages will be lcm of no of items in each package.

lcm of 5 and 10 is 10.

so packages of cups needed is 10 divided by 5 that is 2.

and package of playes is 10 divided by 10 that is 1 package